MERIDEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: R & D PRECISION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R & D PRECISION, INC. in 235 CHESHIRE ROAD, MERIDEN, CT 06451 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 346446982.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- R & D PRECISION, INC.
- Site address
- 235 CHESHIRE ROAD
- City
- MERIDEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06451
- Mailing
- 235 CHESHIRE ROAD, MERIDEN, CT 06451
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332322
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):At this establishment, the employer's written lockout/tagout program did not include specific lockout/tagout procedures, such has but not limited to the punch presses and press brakes. WORKSHOP: The employer's generic energy control procedures were not specific step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment such as (but not limited to) punch presses and press brakes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. WORKSHOP: The employees, as "authorized", were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited not limited to) punch presses and press brake.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $2,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s). WORKSHOP: The powered industrial trucks (PITs) had the following defects and were not removed from service: 1) The right back up light and emergency brake on the Hyster 50 powered industrial truck (PIT) was not operable. 2) The front lights on the Yale powered industrial truck (PIT) were not operable.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2232
- — Z (S) $4465
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $2,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks: WORKSHOP: 1. The left rotating shafts end and the in-going nip points created by the belt below the work rest of the vertical Delta belt sander were unguarded. 2. The rotating unused portion of the right guide arm of the FMB horizontal bandsaw saw blade was unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2232
- — Z (S) $4465
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346446982.
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