OSHA has inspected Thomas Welding & Machine 3 times in California since 1991.
The latest one began on Mar 30, 2018 after an accident, in Chico.
Those inspections ended with 21 citation items: 3 serious and 18 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,065 and now stand at $19,220, 9% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Thomas Welding & Machine averages $18,000 (1 cited inspection).
Thomas Welding & Machine also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Mar 20, 2018: Employee's hand is degloved when caught in metal rolling mac
At 5:15 p.m. on March 20, 2018, an employee and coworker were rolling metal parts to be assembled in a three wheel plate roller. The employee and coworker were rolling 30 inch pieces of 2 inch stock. The employee was on the feed side of the machine when his hand was caught in the machine. The employee's hand was de-gloved causing tendon and ligament damage. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(4)
Other-than-serious
$410
$0
Jul 23, 2018
Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4187(C)
Serious
$18,000
$18,000
Jul 23, 2018
Final
Inspection 125685164 OPENED MAR 24, 1999Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 1999
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Chico site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 54 workers: 7.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 59 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Thomas Welding & Machine, Inc.
Chico · 2020
54
4
1
7.3
1.5
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
