Inspection 347247348 OPENED JAN 31, 2024Closed
516 Alfred Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 · Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Valmet Inc in Maine 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 31, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Biddeford.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $22,367; today they stand at $18,319, 18% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Valmet Inc averages $9,159 across 2 cited inspections.
Valmet Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344634217 OPENED FEB 18, 2020Closed
516 Alfred Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 11, 2020: Employee amputates fingertip when caught in hydraulic clamp
At 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2020, an employee working as a fabricating machine operator for a paper manufacturer was attempting to cut a piece of plastic stock on a bandsaw. The employee was not paying attention to where he had his left index finger located on the stock. He subsequently closed the hydraulic clamp on his finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $13,494 | $9,446 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 343277067 OPENED JUL 3, 2018Closed
516 Alfred Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342122470 OPENED FEB 22, 2017Closed
516 Alfred Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 21, 2017: Employee fractures finger from roller grinder
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2017, an employee was preparing to change out the tensioning wheel on the roll grinding machine. The employee did not disconnect the pneumatic line to the tensioner. The employee made contact with the activation lever of the wheel and caused the wheel to move resulting in an open fracture of the left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $8,873 | $8,873 | Apr 14, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 339754327 OPENED MAY 5, 2014Closed
30 G Summer St, Winthrop, ME 04364 · Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
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 Biddeford site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 61 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmet Inc Biddeford Biddeford · 2025 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Valmet Inc Winthrop Winthrop · 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Valmet Biddeford Biddeford · 2018 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 11, 2020, Biddeford: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was using a clamp when the clamp closed on his finger resulting in a partial amputation of the left index fingertip.
Feb 21, 2017, Biddeford: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was changing out the tensioner wheel on a roll grinding machine when the pneumatic positioner activated. His left thumb and index finger then became wedged between the positioner guide and the sanding belt housing. His index finger was partially amputated.
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)(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
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
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