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Scott Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Walnut, California · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · NAICS 335999

5inspections
14citation items
$1,720current penalties
Feb 18, 2022last inspection

Since 1988, OSHA inspectors have visited Scott Engineering Inc in California 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 18, 2022 after an accident, in Chino.

In all, OSHA issued 14 citation items: 2 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $3,635; today they stand at $1,720, 53% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.304 (grounding and circuit protection), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Scott Engineering Inc averages $485 across 1 cited inspection.

Scott Engineering Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Scott Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1988 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345792477 OPENED FEB 18, 2022Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2022

5051 Edison Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 3, 2022: Employee amputates finger when crushed by stack of sheet met

At 2:15 p.m. on February 3, 2022, an employee was organizing a stack of sheet metal. While the employee was adjusting the stack, the separator fell, causing the sheet metal to fall and crush his finger. The employee sustained a finger amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$485$485Jun 16, 2022Final

Inspection 126121037 OPENED OCT 15, 1996Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 37 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 1997

20540 Walnut Drive, Walnut, CA 91789 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 5194 H 1
Other-than-serious$370$0Apr 14, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 5144 F 1
Other-than-serious$390$390Apr 14, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3382 A
Other-than-serious$1,310$175Apr 14, 1997Closed

Inspection 119767630 OPENED SEP 11, 1996Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 1997

20540 Walnut Drive, Walnut, CA 91789 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 461 A
Other-than-serious$275$0Nov 22, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3314 G
Other-than-serious$135$135Nov 22, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3241 D
Other-than-serious$135$135Nov 22, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3328 D
Other-than-serious$135$0Nov 22, 1996Closed

Inspection 107278194 OPENED NOV 16, 1988Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 1988

20540 East Walnut Drive, Walnut, CA 91789 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 106410251 OPENED SEP 6, 1988Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 1988

20540 E. Walnut Drive, Walnut, CA 91789 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$240$240Sep 13, 1988Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$160$160Sep 13, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(4) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 1988Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Chino site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 7.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 39 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Scott Engineering, Inc.
Chino · 2022
90 627.41.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

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.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)

(b) Examination, installation, and use of equipment—(1) Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations:

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other all other miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing employers in California

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