Spectralytics Inc has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 1999.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 23, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Dassel.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $1,550 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,035, down 33%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Spectralytics Inc averages $420 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Spectralytics Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 4, 2021 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies
An employee was working as an engineering technician of a medical manufacturing company when he tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was at home quarantining when he died on December 4, 2021.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343262069 OPENED JUN 27, 2018Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · 165 employees at the site · Closed Sep 17, 2018
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Dassel site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 217 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 25 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Spectralytics, Inc.
Dassel · 2022
217
5
2
3.0
0.3
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
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.