Spectrum Lighting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Fall River, Massachusetts · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999
6inspections
11citation items
$12,500current penalties
Aug 1, 2024last inspection
Spectrum Lighting, Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 2012.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 1, 2024 on a referral, in Fall River.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $35,797 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,500, down 65%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Spectrum Lighting, Inc. averages $2,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Spectrum Lighting, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Massachusetts · latest 90 days of OSHA records
235employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Fall River site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 255 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Spectrum Lighting, Inc
Fall River · 2025
255
9
3
5.4
1.9
Spectrum Lighting, Inc.
Fall River · 2024
250
8
6
4.2
1.9
Spectrum Lighting Inc
Fall River · 2023
226
12
5
5.9
1.9
Spectrum Lighting
Fall River · 2022
349
17
5
8.5
1.9
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Oct 1, 2025, Fall River: Hospitalization · fractures · foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
An employee was leaving the building at the end of the day when she missed a step and fell, fracturing her right foot.
Jul 29, 2024, Fall River: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts n.e.c.
An employee was forming metal into metal light shades using a spinning machine. The left sleeve of the employee's long-sleeved shirt got caught in the machine as it was spinning and the employee was pulled into the machine, resulting in fractures to their skull, neck, and arm.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv)
(iv) Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters shall be protected with approved automatic sprinklers.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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