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Tem, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Buxton, Maine · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 333514

5inspections
11citation items
$21,366current penalties
Aug 13, 2025last inspection

Tem, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Maine, the first in 2004.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 13, 2025 on a referral, in Buxton.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 8 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $38,549 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,366, down 45%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tem, Inc. averages $10,355 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Tem, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348433970 OPENED AUG 13, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2025

8 Pierce Drive, Buxton, ME 04093 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product 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$3,405$2,384Sep 17, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$5,958$4,171Sep 17, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2025Final

Inspection 347304826 OPENED FEB 26, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 29 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2024

8 Pierce Drive, Buxton, ME 04093 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$11,292$3,539Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$8,067$3,539Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,113$3,539Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$4,839$3,539Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2024Final

Inspection 315060970 OPENED DEC 29, 2010Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2010

8 Pierce Drive, Buxton, ME 04093 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313993388 OPENED DEC 17, 2009Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 28 employees at the site · Closed Dec 22, 2009

8 Pierce Drive, Buxton, ME 04093 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 21, 2009Closed

Inspection 307645085 OPENED AUG 12, 2004Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2004

8 Pierce Drive, Buxton, ME 04093 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$875$656Sep 9, 2004Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Buxton site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 27 workers: 8.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Tem Inc
Buxton · 2025
27 218.32.7

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Aug 12, 2025, Buxton: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was operating a press machine. The machine caught the employee's hand as they were removing a part, amputating three fingers.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing employers in Maine

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