Richards Micro-Tool, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 1973.
OSHA's last visit started on Jun 29, 2016 on a referral, in Plymouth.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 22 citation items: 12 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $33,648 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,347, down 51%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Richards Micro-Tool, LLC averages $11,927 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Richards Micro-Tool, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 338920028 OPENED FEB 22, 2013Closed
Planned · Records only · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2013
250 Cherry Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 · Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Plymouth site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 24 workers: 5.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 8, 2016, Plymouth: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee seated at an inspection station attempted to move a power strip with their right foot. As the employee extended the right leg, the chair tipped and ejected the employee to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
