WORCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: H.O. WIRE CO.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of H.O. WIRE CO. in 38 HARLOW ST., WORCESTER, MA 01605 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107451122.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- H.O. WIRE CO.
- Site address
- 38 HARLOW ST.
- City
- WORCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01605
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3471
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 25, 1991
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $420 · Current $420
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 in that employees were allowed to smoke cigarettes in work areas where there were exposures to cadmium fume and dust: A) PLATING OPERATORS WORKING ON THE UNIVERSAL LINE AND THE FLAT WIRE LINE WERE ALLOWED TO SMOKE CIGARETTES IN THE WORK AREA. EMPLOYEES WERE OBSERVED WORKING OVER MOLTEN CADMIUM WITH CIGARETTES IN THEIR MOUTHS. CIGARETTE SMOKING IN THIS AREA INCREASES BOTH THE INHALATION AND INGESTION OF CADMIUM BY EMPLOYEES. CADMIUM IS A CARCINOGEN AND CAUSES KIDNEY AND LUNG DAMAGE.
1910.141 G02
- Issued
- Mar 25, 1991
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $360 · Current $360
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1991
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $640
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1991
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $640
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1991
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $300
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1991
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $300
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1991
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $640
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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 107451122.
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