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Show Motion, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Milford, Connecticut · Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers · NAICS 711510

4inspections
12citation items
$37,098current penalties
Jul 11, 2023last inspection

Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Show Motion, Inc. in Connecticut 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 11, 2023 on a referral, in Milford.

In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 11 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $72,108; today they stand at $37,098, 49% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.213 (woodworking machinery), 3 times.

Among arts and recreation employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,400 penalty. Show Motion, Inc. averages $10,733 across 3 cited inspections.

Show Motion, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Show Motion, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346820723 OPENED JUL 11, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Aug 26, 2025

1034 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$10,313$6,175Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(5) · Fall protection systems in general industry
Serious$10,313$0Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
Serious$10,313$6,175Jan 11, 2024Final

Inspection 346415151 OPENED JAN 3, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 2025

1034 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$10,938$10,938Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$7,813$3,910Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$0$0Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$7,813$0Jun 1, 2023Final

Inspection 342064334 OPENED FEB 1, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2017

1034 Bridgeport Ave., Milford, CT 06460 · Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Ladders in general industry
Serious$7,605$5,000Mar 30, 2017Final

Inspection 339605941 OPENED FEB 25, 2014Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 52 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 2014

1034 Bridgeport Ave., Milford, CT 06460 · Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$3,500$2,450Mar 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$3,500$2,450Mar 5, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Milford site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 56 workers: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 158 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Show Motion, Inc.
Milford · 2025
56 214.43.7

Severe 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.

Dec 27, 2022, Milford: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood and amputated two fingers on the left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)

(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

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