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Valmet Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lenox, Massachusetts · Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333243

1inspections
2citation items
$7,813current penalties
Feb 22, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Valmet Inc. once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Feb 22, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Lenox.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,162 and now stand at $7,813, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Valmet Inc. averages $7,813 (1 cited inspection).

Valmet Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346520893 OPENED FEB 22, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 72 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2023

175 Crystal Street, Lenox, MA 01240 · Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$11,162$7,813May 9, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

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