Shawmut Mills has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.
OSHA opened it on Dec 8, 2017 on a referral, in West Bridgewater.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $9,054 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Shawmut Mills averages $9,054 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Shawmut Mills also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 8, 2017: Employee's hand is lacerated when caught in laminating machi
At 8:33 a.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to adjust material in a laminating machine. His hand went partially into the nip roll, and became caught. The employee sustained lacerations to the fingers of his right hand, and was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the West Bridgewater site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 61 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Shawmut Massachusetts
West Bridgewater · 2018
61
1
1
1.2
2.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Massachusetts
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.
