Since 2008, OSHA inspectors have visited Watson Inc. in Connecticut 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 3, 2017 on a referral, in West Haven.
In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 14 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $40,108; today they stand at $32,140, 20% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Watson Inc. averages $22,173 across 1 cited inspection.
Watson Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342752664 OPENED NOV 3, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed May 15, 2018
301 Heffernan Drive, West Haven, CT 06516 · Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 3, 2017: Employee is splashed with hot water and suffers second degre
At 9:58 a.m. on November 3, 2017, an employee had set the steam to 128 degrees Fahrenheit to help remove product that stuck to the interior walls of the tank. The water reached a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, and had begun to splash out of the upper lid of the tank. The employee opened the lip and was splashed on his left leg, hand, and foot with scalding water. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,934 | $12,934 | Apr 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $9,239 | $9,239 | Apr 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the West Haven site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 270 workers: 7.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 130 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Mar 11, 2016, West Haven: Hospitalization · second degree heat (thermal) burns · foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
While performing a troubleshooting task on a folding ladder, an employee braced one foot on the kettle lid. The lid slipped off and fell inside the kettle, which was full of 250-degree melted flakes, causing the employee's leg to fall inside the hot solution. The employee suffered second degree burns to the left foot and lower leg.
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.
