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Tpi Composites: OSHA inspections and violations

Fall River, Massachusetts · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 326130

1inspections
4citation items
$12,078current penalties
Jul 17, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tpi Composites once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Jul 17, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Fall River.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $25,764 and now stand at $12,078, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.

Flammable liquids comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.106.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Tpi Composites averages $12,078 (1 cited inspection).

Tpi Composites also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Tpi Composites: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344314810 OPENED JUL 17, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2020

63 Water Street, Fall River, MA 02721 · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(v) · Flammable liquids
 Other-than-serious$4,831$2,416Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(c) · Flammable liquids
 Other-than-serious$4,831$0Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,051$4,831Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$8,051$4,831Dec 9, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2017, the Fall River site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 52 workers: 15.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
TPI Composites MA
Fall River · 2017
52 8115.92.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(v)

(v) Storage in inside storage rooms. In every inside storage room there shall be maintained one clear aisle at least 3 feet wide. Containers over 30 gallons capacity shall not be stacked one upon the other. Dispensing shall be by approved pump or self-closing faucet only.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(c)

(7) Electrical—(i) Equipment. (a) All electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed according to the requirements of subpart S of this part.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

Other laminated plastics plate, sheet (except packaging), and shape manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

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