Inspection 348359993 OPENED JUL 9, 2025Closed
53 Batavia Street, Springfield, MA 01109 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Thin Metal Ventures 3 times in Massachusetts since 2024.
The latest one began on Jul 9, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Springfield.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 7 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $27,426 and now stand at $13,713, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Overhead and gantry cranes comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.179.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Thin Metal Ventures averages $6,856 (2 cited inspections).
Thin Metal Ventures also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 347523466 OPENED JUN 4, 2024Closed
53 Batavia, Springfield, MA 01109 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $6,453 | $3,226 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $6,453 | $3,226 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 347524506 OPENED JUN 4, 2024Open
53 Batavia Street, Springfield, MA 01109 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $8,067 | $4,034 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $6,453 | $3,226 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 2024 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Springfield site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 32 workers: 7.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 72 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thin Metal Ventures DBA A G Miller Co Springfield · 2022 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 7.5 | 3.6 |
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(e)(1)(i)
(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)
(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other sheet metal work manufacturing employers in Massachusetts
- Lyman Sheet Metal Co., Inc Southampton · 15 citations · $1,596
- Package Steel Systems, Inc. Sutton · 5 citations · $20,368
- A1A Steel LLC E Falmouth · 1 citation · $1,688
- Ryan Iron Works, Inc. Raynham · 45 citations · $22,660
- Salem Metal, Inc. Middleton · 5 citations · $12,200
- Industrial Metal Products Company Incorporated Sharon · 39 citations · $11,125
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