Inspection 346895683 OPENED AUG 9, 2023Closed
8 Industrial Park Road, Centerbrook, CT 06409 · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Tower Laboratories, Ltd 4 times in Connecticut since 1986.
The latest one began on Aug 9, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in Centerbrook.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 2 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,322 and now stand at $6,860, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Tower Laboratories, Ltd averages $6,700 (1 cited inspection).
Tower Laboratories, Ltd also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 346335797 OPENED NOV 10, 2022Closed
8 Industrial Park Road, Centerbrook, CT 06409 · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,162 | $6,700 | May 10, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 109180737 OPENED DEC 23, 2011Closed
7 Heritage Park Road, Clinton, CT 06413 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 101867661 OPENED OCT 16, 1986Closed
Essex Industrial Park, 40 Main St., Essex, CT 06426 · 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 | $160 | $160 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(ib) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(iv) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(v) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(vii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1986 | Closed |
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 Clinton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 85 workers: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton site Clinton · 2025 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Centerbrook site Centerbrook · 2025 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Tower Laboratories Ltd. Centerbrook · 2024 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 9.3 | 1.1 |
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.
Oct 26, 2022, Centerbrook: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was advancing a sheet of foil through the knife on a pouch packaging machine when the knife cut his left index finger. The employee sustained an approximately 4-millimeter fingertip amputation.
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(g)(2)(ib)
(i) Section 1, Identification;
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(iv)
(iv) Section 4, First-aid measures;
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
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- Fischer Technology, Inc. Windsor · 3 citations · $5,174
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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.