OSHA has inspected Thomas & Betts 7 times in Arkansas since 1996.
The latest one began on Jun 4, 2015 on a referral, in Jonesboro.
Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 13 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $52,050 and now stand at $32,380, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.
Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.217.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Thomas & Betts averages $600 (1 cited inspection).
Thomas & Betts also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $290 in back wages owed to workers.
Arkansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Watch this company5601 E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401 · Electronic Connector Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $600 | Jun 12, 2015 | Final |
5601 East Highland Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401 · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.124(b)(4)(ii) · General requirements for dipping and coating operations |
Other-than-serious | $5,500 | $3,300 | Mar 7, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $3,300 | $1,980 | Mar 7, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.304(g)(7) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | Mar 7, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Other-than-serious | $5,500 | $3,300 | Mar 7, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 7, 2013 | Final |
5601 E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401 · Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $2,250 | $1,500 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $3,150 | $3,000 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $1,800 | $1,500 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10a 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,500 | $4,000 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10b 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $2,250 | $0 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10c 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Serious | $2,250 | $0 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10d 29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection |
Serious | $2,250 | $0 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,150 | $3,000 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11b 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,150 | $0 | Mar 5, 2010 | Closed |
5601 East Highland Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5601 E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5601 E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Oct 15, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(ia) · Mechanical power presses |
Serious | $0 | $3,000 | Oct 15, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5c 29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2) · Mechanical power presses |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 2002 | Closed |
Commerce Dr. & Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72402 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Jonesboro site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 325 workers: 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 11 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro - 5601 E. Highland Jonesboro · 2017 | 325 | 6 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Abb Jonesboro · 2016 | 336 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 7, 2023, Jonesboro: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was making adjustments to a swaging machine. As she was changing the mandrel, her right hand was wedged between the top plate and the mandrel, resulting in a crush injury that required surgery.
Jun 1, 2015, Jonesboro: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee's finger got caught in the manual bender machine while loading a pipe, amputating the right ring fingertip.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
| Period reviewed | Violations | Workers owed | Back wages | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2017 to Feb 6, 2018 Jonesboro | 1 | 1 | $290 | $0 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(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.
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i)
(2) Scheduled monitoring option. (i) The employer shall perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where an employer does representative sampling instead of sampling all employees in order to meet this requirement, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest chromium (VI) exposures.
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii)
(ii) The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;
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