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Tech-Skill, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gaithersburg, Maryland · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

4inspections
35citation items
$5,504current penalties
Feb 6, 2017last inspection

Tech-Skill, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 1988.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 6, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Gaithersburg.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 35 citation items: 13 serious, 2 repeat and 20 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $9,902 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,504, down 44%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (5 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tech-Skill, Inc. averages $1,134 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Tech-Skill, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1988 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342079605 OPENED FEB 6, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2017

8003 Queenair Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$900$567Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Repeat$700$378Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Repeat$350$189Mar 30, 2017Final

Inspection 317076586 OPENED OCT 7, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2014

8003 Queenair Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 · Machine Shops · 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$1,050$565Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$1,050$645Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$1,225$675Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$700$345Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$612$285Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vic)(8) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$1,225$675Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$390Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 8a Serious$875$450Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i) · Working near live electrical parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 12
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 13
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 14
29 CFR 50405 B03
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 15
29 CFR 50405 E
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 16
29 CFR 50406 A01
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 6, 2014Closed

Inspection 104376298 OPENED MAR 30, 1988Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 1988

8003-8007 Queen Air Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20874 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 18844183 OPENED JAN 12, 1988Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Mar 16, 1988

8003-8007 Queenair Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$340$340Feb 22, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 22, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 890032 E B
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 22, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 890032 H A
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 22, 1988Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 890032 M B
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 22, 1988Closed

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(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 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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