LEED HIMMEL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, LEED HIMMEL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED — a industry sector 00 facility located at 75 LEEDER HILL DRIVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 209 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $149,192.00. The inspection case was opened on 1998-07-28.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within CT, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 33,669 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,368.63.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 209 citations spanning 11 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 13 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 13, 1992 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 29, 1992. Of the 209 total citations, 15 (7%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $149,192.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $713.84 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Leed Himmel Industries following the 1998 inspection revealed a staggering breakdown in fundamental safety management, evidenced by the extraordinary volume of 209 citations. While the individual penalties for standards such as machine guarding (1910.212) and welding safety (1910.25