Littleton, Colorado · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312
6inspections
10citation items
$12,550current penalties
Aug 20, 2020last inspection
Zimkor LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Colorado, the first in 1991.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 20, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Littleton.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 4 serious, 1 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $20,102 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,550, down 38%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Zimkor LLC averages $4,750 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Zimkor LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
3 of them in the same industry
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Littleton site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 47 workers: 4.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Zimkor LLC
Littleton · 2024
47
2
1
4.5
3.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 12, 2018, Littleton: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was attempting to move a heavy, unstable bin by hand when it shifted and fell on his left leg, breaking it.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
(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.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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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.