Inspection 346800139 OPENED JUN 28, 2023Closed
46 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell, CT 06416 · Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2022, OSHA inspectors have visited Ripley Tools, LLC in Connecticut 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 28, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in Cromwell.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $13,052; today they stand at $9,136, 30% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Ripley Tools, LLC averages $9,136 across 1 cited inspection.
Ripley Tools, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345933212 OPENED MAY 3, 2022Closed
46 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell, CT 06416 · Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,052 | $9,136 | Oct 28, 2022 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Cromwell site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 88 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Tools Cromwell · 2024 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Ripley Tools LLC Cromwell · 2022 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 7.9 | 3.2 |
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See plansSevere injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 2, 2022, Cromwell: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut an aluminum bar. The bar was not feeding correctly. The employee was removing built-up aluminum chips when the saw blade cut down and partially amputated the employee's left index finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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