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Sandy Hook Machine Shop: OSHA inspections and violations

Sandy Hook, Mississippi · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
5citation items
$4,169current penalties
Oct 19, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Sandy Hook Machine Shop in Mississippi one time.

It opened on Oct 19, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Sandy Hook.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $6,948; today they stand at $4,169, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Sandy Hook Machine Shop averages $4,169 across 1 cited inspection.

Sandy Hook Machine Shop: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341882793 OPENED OCT 19, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Nov 25, 2016

383 Highway 48, Sandy Hook, MS 39478 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,138$1,283Nov 4, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Nov 4, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,672$1,603Nov 4, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$2,138$1,283Nov 4, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 4, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5)

(5) Exposure of blades. When the periphery of the blades of a fan is less than seven (7) feet above the floor or working level, the blades shall be guarded. The guard shall have openings no larger than one-half ( 1/2) inch.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

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