Since 1983, OSHA inspectors have visited Quality Controls, LLC in New Hampshire 8 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 26, 2021 after a complaint, in Northfield.
In all, OSHA issued 19 citation items: 13 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $10,663; today they stand at $6,235, 42% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 4 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Quality Controls, LLC averages $4,110 across 1 cited inspection.
Quality Controls, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
New Hampshire · latest 90 days of OSHA records
47employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Northfield site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 7.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 8 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Quality Controls, Inc.
Northfield · 2017
23
2
1
7.9
2.4
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
(4) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
