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Olson Instruments, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Wheat Ridge, Colorado · Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables · NAICS 334513

1inspections
3citation items
$2,993current penalties
Sep 28, 2016last inspection

Olson Instruments, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on Sep 28, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Wheat Ridge.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,988 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,993, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Olson Instruments, Inc. averages $2,993 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Olson Instruments, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341803419 OPENED SEP 28, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Oct 31, 2016

12401 W. 49th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 · Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,850$1,710Oct 20, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Oct 20, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,138$1,283Oct 20, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)

(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)

(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

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