OSHA has inspected NCW Incorporated 2 times in California since 2017.
The latest one began on Sep 24, 2018 after an accident, in Chatsworth.
Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 3 serious and 12 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $9,300 and now stand at $3,270, 65% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and NCW Incorporated averages $1,635 (2 cited inspections).
NCW Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 343500872 OPENED SEP 24, 2018Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2019
9430 Desoto Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311 · Blind and Shade Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 8, 2018: Employee amputates three fingers when struck by chop saw bla
At 11:00 a.m. on August 8, 2018, an employee was cutting scrap wood with a chop saw and amputated his thumb, index finger, and middle finger from his left hand when struck by saw blade. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203(A)(7) |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $110 | Feb 1, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Chatsworth site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 24 workers: 4.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 104 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
