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Ward Leonard: OSHA inspections and violations

Thomaston, Connecticut · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · NAICS 335312

1inspections
3citation items
$6,415current penalties
Aug 1, 2022last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Ward Leonard in Connecticut one time.

It opened on Aug 1, 2022 after a complaint, in Thomaston.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $9,164; today they stand at $6,415, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.132 (personal protective equipment, general requirements), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Ward Leonard averages $6,415 across 1 cited inspection.

Ward Leonard also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ward Leonard: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346115272 OPENED AUG 1, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 117 employees at the site · Closed Mar 14, 2023

401 Watertown Road, Thomaston, CT 06787 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$8,036$5,625Jan 20, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$1,128$790Jan 20, 2023Final

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 Thomaston site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 112 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fairbanks Morse Ward Leonard
Thomaston · 2025
112 100.81.4

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(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(2)

(2) Each affected employee shall demonstrate an understanding of the training specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this section, and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE.

Other motor and generator manufacturing employers in Connecticut

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