Inspection 346225899 OPENED SEP 16, 2022Closed
11380 Reed Way, Broomfield, CO 80020 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
MKS Instruments, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Colorado, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 16, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Broomfield.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $11,059 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. MKS Instruments, Inc. averages $11,059 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
MKS Instruments, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344953864 OPENED OCT 1, 2020Closed
11380 Reed Way, Broomfield, CO 80020 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 30, 2020: Employee crushes fingers in bending machine, is later amputa
At 8:30 a.m. on September 30, 2020, an employee working as a machinist for a fabricated metal manufacturer was holding a part in place on a tube bending machine opening. The only machine guard present was a pressure mat. The employee was not standing on the mat. The employee caught his left hand in the point of operation crushing three fingers. His fingers were injured beyond repair and had to be surgically amputated requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,059 | $11,059 | Mar 15, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 342450368 OPENED JUN 13, 2017Closed
4975 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Broomfield site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 113 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKS Broomfield Broomfield · 2025 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 30, 2020, Broomfield: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was holding a part in place at the opening to a tube bending machine. The machine crushed three fingers on the employee's left hand. All three were medically amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)
(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Colorado
- Namjet LLC Denver · 9 citations · $6,843
- Master Magnetics, Inc. Castle Rock · 56 citations · $30,975
- Magpul Industries Corp. Louisville · 1 citation · $5,959
- Ecodynamics, Inc. Monte Vista · 2 citations · $922
- Rci Metalworks LLC Loveland · 3 citations · $6,500
- Faustson Tool Corp. Arvada · 5 citations · $4,680
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