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Precision Devices, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Wallingford, Connecticut · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
3citation items
$4,322current penalties
Feb 21, 2018last inspection

Precision Devices, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Connecticut.

OSHA opened it on Feb 21, 2018 after a complaint, in Wallingford.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,174 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,322, down 30%.

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Precision Devices, Inc. averages $4,322 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Precision Devices, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Precision Devices, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342961711 OPENED FEB 21, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · Local government · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jun 18, 2018

55 North Plains Industrial Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,174$3,622Apr 17, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$1,000$700Apr 17, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 17, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Wallingford site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 29 workers: 7.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 35 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Precision Devices, Inc
Wallingford · 2017
29 217.31.5

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(b)(6)

(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance employers in Connecticut

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