TORRINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: STRATIS VISUALS LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STRATIS VISUALS LLC in 129 INDUSTRIAL LANE, TORRINGTON, CT 06790 (NAICS 323111). OSHA activity number 348461799.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STRATIS VISUALS LLC
- Site address
- 129 INDUSTRIAL LANE
- City
- TORRINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06790
- Mailing
- 129 INDUSTRIAL LANE, TORRINGTON, CT 06790
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 323111
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
13 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 an employee was tasked to remove rainwater which leaked into the building while elevated in a work platform on the forks of a reach truck. The work platform was not provided with attachment points to secure it to the reach truck mast and required employees to climb approximately 4 feet above the forks to access the work area.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $11585
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Warehouse- Southeast corner exit door. On or about August 25, 2025 an exit door was partially obstructed by materials handling equipment.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4965
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a plumbed eyewash station provided for the use of employees exposed to corrosive materials such as battery acid, print head recovery solution, haze remover, and ink degradent was not marked, tested or inspected in accordance with ANSI standards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $11585
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $8,276
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 aisles were not sufficiently wide enough to permit powered industrial trucks equipped with fork extensions to turn in order to load pallets. In addition, pallets and other materials were stacked above the eye level of truck operators.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $8276
1910.178 Q06
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6): Industrial trucks shall not be altered so that the relative positions of the various parts are different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, nor shall they be altered either by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer or by the elimination of any parts, except as provided in paragraph (q)(12) of this section. Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 the audible back-up alarm on a Clark ECS20 would only activate when the truck was operating in a forward gear.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $11585
1910.179 B03
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(3): Crane(s) were modified and such modifications and the supporting structure were not checked thoroughly for the new rated load by a qualified engineer or the equipment manufacturer: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a tarp was placed across the beams of a Philadelphia Tramrail Co. 5 ton overhead crane for the purpose of collecting rainwater which leaked from the roof.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4965
1910.179 J04 III
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(4)(iii): Standby crane(s) were not inspected at least semi-annually in accordance with the requirements of 1910.179(j)(2) and 1910.179(m)(2): Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a Philadelphia Tramrail Co. 5 ton overhead used as a standby crane had not been inspected or maintained in accordance with the requirements of the standard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4965
1910.179 L01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(1): A preventive maintenance program based on the crane manufacturer's recommendations was not established: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a Philadelphia Tramrail Co. 5 ton overhead used as a standby crane had not been inspected or maintained in accordance with the requirements of the standard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.184 I09 III
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,931 · Current $9,931
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9)(iii): Synthetic web sling(s) with snags, punctures, tears, or cuts were not immediately removed from service: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a synthetic web sling with a frayed cut through one layer was not removed from service.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $9931
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $6,620
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: Maintenance area. On or about August 25, 2025, the work rest on a Sunex 5002A 8" bench grinder was adjusted to approximately one half inch from the wheel.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6620
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: Maintenance area. On or about August 25, 2025 the tongue guard on a Sunex 5002A 8" bench grinder was adjusted to approximately one half inch from the wheel.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage: Printing area. On or about August 25, 2025 a stack of pallets was within 15 inches of a 110/208V panelboard and transformer.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.178 A05
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $930 · Current $930
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): A powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered: Printing and Warehouse areas. On or about August 25, 2025 two powered industrial trucks were not marked to identify the fork extensions they were equipped with. a) A Clark ECS20 was equipped with fork extensions that were not marked on the truck in accordance with the standard. b) A Jungheinrich ETR320 was equipped with fork extensions that were not marked on the truck in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $930
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348461799.
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