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Nupla LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Sun Valley, California · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · NAICS 332212

2inspections
3citation items
$930current penalties
Jul 15, 2021last inspection

Since 2004, OSHA inspectors have visited Nupla LLC in California 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 15, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Sun Valley.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,025; today they stand at $930, 9% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Nupla LLC averages $560 across 1 cited inspection.

Nupla LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Nupla LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345482517 OPENED JUL 15, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2022

11912 Sheldon St, Sun Valley, CA 91352 · Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 16, 2020: Employee with covid-19 infection dies

On November 16, 2020, an employee who had been working for a manufacturer of specialty industrial-grade striking, digging and cutting tools tested positive for COVID-19 infection. The employee's last day of work was Friday, November 13, 2020. The employee was hospitalized multiple times, but the employer does not know if the hospitalizations were COVID-19 related. The employee had underlying medical issues. On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the employee went to sleep at his residence and the next morning on Sunday, April 25, 2021 the employee's daughter and wife found him unresponsive and dead in his bed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$560$560Oct 25, 2021Final

Inspection 120319587 OPENED JUN 1, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jul 3, 2006

11912 Sheldon St., Sun Valley, CA 91352 · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3225 B
Other-than-serious$280$185Nov 23, 2004Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3362 A
Other-than-serious$185$185Nov 23, 2004Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Sun Valley site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 94 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Nupla Corporation
Sun Valley · 2018
94 404.11.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

Other cutlery and handtool manufacturing employers in California

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