HITCHINER MANUFACTURING
ELM STREET, MILFORD, NH 03055
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Inspection records
Oct 20, 2020#344994850Oct 20, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344994850$10,2001 viol.1 violation$10,200 in penalties
Inspection #344994850
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 20, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 2020
- Final Order
- Mar 15, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 15, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,653
- Penalties on Record
- $10,200
- Site Address
- 5 Scarborough Ln, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- 331512 Steel Investment Foundries
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers finger amputation while loading part into m
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $13,653 | $10,200 | - | Mar 15, 2021 |
May 6, 2019#343984076May 6, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343984076$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343984076
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 31, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 610
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 594 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- 331512 Steel Investment Foundries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 16, 2015#340921956Sep 16, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340921956$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340921956
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 16, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 16, 2015
- Closed
- Oct 30, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 117 Old Wilton Rd, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- 331512 Steel Investment Foundries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 19, 2010#314044793Oct 19, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#314044793$2,1251 viol.1 violation$2,125 in penalties
Inspection #314044793
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 19, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 2010
- Closed
- Feb 17, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,125
- Site Address
- 5 Scarborough Ln, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- 331512 Steel Investment Foundries
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3) | 5 | 0 - 0.000673 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium (VI) - TWA | 5 | 0 - 0.00035 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $4,250 | $2,125 | Jan 31, 2011 | - | - |
Oct 6, 2010#314044553Oct 6, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#314044553$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314044553
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 6, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 2010
- Closed
- Apr 2, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 333
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 117 Old Wilton Rd, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- 331512 Steel Investment Foundries
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Chemical Exposure Sampling16 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3) | 1 | 0.00233 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium (VI) - TWA | 1 | 0.001211 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 2 | 0.343 - 0.3438 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 1 | 0.0228266 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Sample WeightQC | 2 | 0.221 - 0.232 | mg/m³ |
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 2 | 0 - 6.2 | % |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Apr 6, 1999#302534078Apr 6, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#302534078$2,43913 viol.13 violations$2,439 in penalties
Inspection #302534078
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 28, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 8, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,875
- Penalties on Record
- $2,439
- Site Address
- Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 3 | 1 | $1,125 | $563 | Jun 14, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | - | $1,875 | $938 | Jul 9, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | - | $1,875 | $938 | May 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D03 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Other | 10 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 30, 1996#300440674Oct 30, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#300440674$10,5003 viol.3 violations$10,500 in penalties
Inspection #300440674
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 1996
- Closed
- Mar 6, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 556
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $10,500
- Penalties on Record
- $10,500
- Site Address
- Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Dec 23, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C03 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Dec 18, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 I | Repeat | 2 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Dec 23, 1996 | - | - |
Mar 11, 1996#108771536Mar 11, 1996Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#108771536$3,6009 viol.9 violations$3,600 in penalties
Inspection #108771536
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 29, 1996
- Closed
- Jan 16, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 556
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,600
- Site Address
- Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $1,125 | May 30, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 35 | $1,500 | $900 | May 30, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G03 | Serious | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 J02 | Serious | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 1996 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $1,500 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 5 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 1 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 5, 1992#17899592Aug 5, 1992Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#17899592$6,2501 viol.1 violation$6,250 in penalties
Inspection #17899592
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 5, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 1993
- Closed
- Jul 1, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 575
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,250
- Site Address
- Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Repeat | 2 | 12 | $10,000 | $6,250 | Feb 8, 1993 | - | - |
Sep 28, 1988#101338432Sep 28, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#101338432$7004 viol.4 violations$700 in penalties
Inspection #101338432
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 7, 1988
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 545
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Sodium Hydroxide | 4 | 0.029 - 0.093 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 6 | 15 | $700 | $700 | Jan 12, 1989 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 6 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Jan 12, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jan 12, 1989 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jan 12, 1989 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
15 inspections, 1986 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: steel investment foundries reported 4.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 15.7%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source