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Porter Machine Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

West Greenwich, Rhode Island · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

5inspections
18citation items
$11,567current penalties
Apr 23, 2025last inspection

Porter Machine Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Rhode Island, the first in 2010.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 23, 2025 as a planned inspection, in West Greenwich.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 6 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $13,212 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,567, down 12%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Porter Machine Inc. averages $2,425 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

Porter Machine Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348197021 OPENED APR 23, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Apr 2, 2026

765 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI 02817 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$531$372Jul 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$531$372Jul 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 21, 2025Final

Inspection 346502305 OPENED FEB 14, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2023

765 Victory Highway, Unit 1, West Greenwich, RI 02817 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,678$2,678Mar 21, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$501$501Mar 21, 2023Final

Inspection 342895752 OPENED JAN 24, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2018

765 Victory Highway, Unit 1, West Greenwich, RI 02817 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,439$2,439Jan 29, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$457$457Jan 29, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 29, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$457$457Jan 29, 2018Final

Inspection 339654584 OPENED APR 1, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2015

765 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI 02817 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$2,276$2,276Sep 25, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
Serious$2,142$816Sep 25, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 2014Final

Inspection 314914714 OPENED SEP 24, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2011

765 Victory Hwy, West Greenwich, RI 02817 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Serious$600$600Nov 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$600$600Nov 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 15, 2010Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2)

(2) Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log;

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 1910.1200(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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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