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Systems 3, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Tempe, Arizona · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 336413

4inspections
17citation items
$6,438current penalties
Jul 21, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Systems 3, Inc. 4 times in Arizona since 2011.

The latest one began on Jul 21, 2020 after a complaint, in Tempe.

Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 12 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,450 and now stand at $6,438, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Systems 3, Inc. averages $1,762 (3 cited inspections).

Systems 3, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Systems 3, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344843446 OPENED JUL 21, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 119 employees at the site · Closed Dec 17, 2020

1515 W 17th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 · Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,200$1,200Oct 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,200$1,200Oct 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2020Final

Inspection 342512738 OPENED JUL 31, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 128 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2018

1515 W 17th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$825$578Dec 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$1,375$962Dec 7, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(f)(1) · Emergency action plans
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 7, 2017Final

Inspection 342518099 OPENED JUL 31, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 128 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2018

1505 W 17th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$1,100$770Dec 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Dec 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(5) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$825$578Dec 7, 2017Final

Inspection 315297788 OPENED FEB 14, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2011

1515 W 17th St, Tempe, AZ 85281 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$525$325Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$525$325Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$875$500Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2011Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Tempe site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 67 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Systems 3 Inc
Tempe · 2024
67 202.62.7

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing employers in Arizona

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