SUPERIOR PRINTING INK CO INC
750 SHERMAN AVE., HAMDEN, CT 06514
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Inspection records
Nov 15, 2012#337466411Nov 15, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#337466411$10,00011 viol.11 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #337466411
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 2012
- Final Order
- Mar 18, 2013
- Closed
- May 21, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,000
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 750 Sherman Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
- Industry
- 325910 Printing Ink Manufacturing
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 (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Apr 9, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
| 01001B | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Apr 19, 2013 | - | Mar 18, 2013 |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 2013 | - | Mar 18, 2013 |
| 01003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 I01 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $1,000 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
| 01003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 I05 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
| 01004A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $2,500 | May 18, 2013 | - | Mar 18, 2013 |
| 01004B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 2013 | - | Mar 18, 2013 |
| 01004C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 2013 | - | Mar 18, 2013 |
| 01005 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 36 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K06 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 15, 2013 |
May 30, 2000#123305997May 30, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123305997$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #123305997
Dates
- Opened
- May 30, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- May 30, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 10, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 52
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 750 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT 06514
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 2000 | - | - |
Mar 31, 1982#10411379Mar 31, 1982Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#10411379$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #10411379
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 31, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 1982
- Closed
- Aug 27, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 24
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 750 Sherman Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
- 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 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | May 25, 1982 | - | - |
Dec 22, 1981#10544609Dec 22, 1981Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#10544609$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10544609
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 22, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 22, 1981
- Closed
- Jun 28, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 23
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 750 Sherman Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 1982 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 1982 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 7 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 1982 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 1982 | - | - |
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About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
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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.
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.
4 inspections, 1981 to 2012. 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
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: printing ink manufacturing reported 2.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 27.4%; NAICS 32591 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source