Broomfield, Colorado · Spice and Extract Manufacturing · NAICS 311942
OSHA has inspected Rfi LLC 2 times in Colorado since 2019.
The latest one began on Jul 12, 2022 on a referral, in Broomfield.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $25,852 and now stand at $17,327, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,872, and Rfi LLC averages $8,664 (2 cited inspections).
Rfi LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2100 W Midway Blvd, Broomfield, CO 80020 · Spice and Extract Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design |
Serious | $4,754 | $2,852 | Nov 30, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(b) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $7,458 | $4,475 | Nov 30, 2022 | Final |
2145 Alter St, Broomfield, CO 80020 · Spice and Extract Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 12, 2019: Employee amputates finger while clearing rotary valve by han
At 8:00 a.m. on July 12, 2019, an employee was applying stickers to boxes when he thought he saw something stuck in a rotary valve. The employee put his left hand in valve to unstick it when the valve became energized. The employee partially amputated his index finger, requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $8,525 | $7,000 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $5,115 | $3,000 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Broomfield site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 156 workers: 7.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFI - Broomfield Broomfield · 2025 | 156 | 7 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.4 |
| Rfi, LLC Broomfield · 2018 | 123 | 9 | 9 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 8, 2022, Broomfield: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was moving pallets on a roller. A plastic drum on a pallet pinched his right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
Jul 12, 2019, Broomfield: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was applying stickers to boxes. He went to remove something that was stuck in the rotary valve when the valve became energized and caused the amputation of the left index finger at the second knuckle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
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