Inspection 345780100 OPENED JAN 13, 2022Closed
76 Broderick Street, Bristol, CT 06010 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Plating Equipment, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Connecticut, the first in 2021.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 13, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Bristol.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $1,755 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,228, down 30%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Plating Equipment, LLC averages $1,228 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
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Inspection 345262687 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed
76 Broderick Street, Bristol, CT 06010 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools |
Serious | $1,755 | $1,228 | Aug 6, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2021 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)
(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1)
(c) Portable abrasive wheels—(1) General requirements. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machine provided with safety guards as defined in paragraph (c) (1) through (4) of this section.
Other electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employers in Connecticut
- National Chromium Company, Incorporated Putnam · 20 citations · $12,977
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- Colonial Coatings, Inc. Milford · 1 citation · $0
- The Nelson Heat Treating Company, Inc. Waterbury · 47 citations · $14,575
- Bristol Heat Treat LLC Bristol · 3 citations · $3,855
- Unimetal Surface Finishing, LLC Thomaston · 11 citations · $35,378
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