OSHA inspectors have visited Varnum Enterprises in Connecticut one time.
It opened on Jun 3, 2025 after a complaint, in Bethel.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $804 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Varnum Enterprises averages $804 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 15, 2025, Bethel: Hospitalization · thermal burns degree unspecified · ears and facial region unspecified
During the fabrication of a metal railing, an employee was heating a metal bar with an acetylene torch to prepare the bar for bending. After heating the bar, the acetylene torch was extinguished and placed in the open end of a 4 rectangular tube. Acetylene from the torch leaked into the tube. Several minutes later, the employee used a hand grinder that produced sparks which ignited the…
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
