SANFORD, ME —
OSHA Inspection: EKTO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of EKTO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION in 83 EAGLE DRIVE, SANFORD, ME 04073 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 347993073.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EKTO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
- Site address
- 83 EAGLE DRIVE
- City
- SANFORD
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04073
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 449, SANFORD, ME 04073
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 332311
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $4,634 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop, and/or implement, a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures for required respirator use: Facility - The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear a 3M half-face respirator, while installing a rubber membrane.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4634
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employee(s) to determine their ability to use a respirator before employees were fit tested, or required to use a respirator in the workplace: Facility - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees before requiring the use of a 3M half-face respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) prior to use: Facility - The employer did not provide a fit test for employees wearing a 3M half-face respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face: Facility - Employees with facial hair used a 3M half-face respirator while installing rubber membrane.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide initial, annual, comprehensive, and understandable respirator training to employees who were required to use a respirator in the workplace: Facility - Employees required to wear a 3M half-face respirator did not receive initial respirator training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $4,634 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during the operating cycle(s): Facility - The Niagara shear, model 612 A, did not have a guard installed to prevent employees from having any part of their body in a danger zone during the operating cycle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4634
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $4,634 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section will be met: Facility - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4634
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: Facility - The employer did not maintain up-to-date safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2): Employees were not informed of the requirements of this section; operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, the list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section: Facility - The employer did not inform employees of the requirements contained within 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(i) through (h)(2)(iii).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employer did not 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 physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area: Facility - The employer did not train employees on all the requirements listed in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347993073.
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