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Time Machine Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Polk, Pennsylvania · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

4inspections
11citation items
$8,310current penalties
Jul 7, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Time Machine Inc. 4 times in Pennsylvania since 2004.

The latest one began on Jul 7, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Polk.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,334 and now stand at $8,310, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Time Machine Inc. averages $2,700 (1 cited inspection).

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

Time Machine Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342453925 OPENED JUL 7, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Aug 18, 2017

1746 Pittsburgh Rd., Polk, PA 16342 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$4,579$2,700Jul 12, 2017Final

Inspection 315765107 OPENED JAN 27, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 73 employees at the site · Closed May 8, 2012

1746 Pittsburgh Rd., Polk, PA 16342 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3) · Eye and face protection
Serious$1,785$1,340Feb 17, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.136(a) · Foot protection
Serious$3,570$2,680Feb 17, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Feb 17, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$1,000$750Feb 17, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 17, 2012Closed

Inspection 122173644 OPENED APR 9, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 63 employees at the site · Closed Apr 30, 2009

1746 Pittsburgh Road, Polk, PA 16342 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$700$490Apr 15, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 15, 2009Closed

Inspection 306455098 OPENED AUG 18, 2004Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Oct 6, 2004

1746 Pittsburgh Rd., Polk, PA 16342 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$700$350Aug 31, 2004Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 31, 2004Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 31, 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 2024, the Polk site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Time Machine Inc.
Polk · 2024
35 000.02.7
Time Machine
Polk · 2021
45 204.62.7

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)(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 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.136 · Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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