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Sign Pro, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Plantsville, Connecticut · Sign Manufacturing · NAICS 339950

3inspections
12citation items
$8,246current penalties
Oct 6, 2022last inspection

Sign Pro, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Connecticut, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 6, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Plantsville.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 9 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $16,492 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,246, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Sign Pro, Inc. averages $4,123 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Sign Pro, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Sign Pro, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346267842 OPENED OCT 6, 2022Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2023

161 Canal Street, Plantsville, CT 06479 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 6, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed when pinned between truck and dumpster

At 2:15 p.m. on October 6, 2022, an employee was walking to the back of a truck to check and see if the load was secure. The truck rolled back, pinning the employee between the truck and a dumpster. The employee was killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345195754 OPENED MAR 15, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2021

60 Westfield Drive, Plantsville, CT 06479 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2021Final

Inspection 343565842 OPENED NOV 1, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2019

60 Westfield Drive, Plantsville, CT 06479 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$3,298$1,649Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$4,398$2,199Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$4,398$2,199Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$4,398$2,199Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 13, 2018Final

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 Plantsville site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 7.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.5 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Sign Pro Inc
Plantsville · 2022
70 507.02.5
Sign Pro, Inc.
Plantsville · 2020
66 508.12.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii)

(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.

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 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

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