RUSSELL, MA —
OSHA Inspection: WESTFIELD RIVER PAPER CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WESTFIELD RIVER PAPER CO. in STATION ST., RUSSELL, MA 01071 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107459158.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WESTFIELD RIVER PAPER CO.
- Site address
- STATION ST.
- City
- RUSSELL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2621
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 24, 1990
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $360 · Current $360
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 recognzied hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to inadvertent downward motion of the platen of baling machine while baler platen is in the raised position and employees are tightening the platen back screw. Feasible andacceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are as follows: a) ADEQUATE SUPERVISION TO ENSURE CORRECT OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE UNDERSTOOD AND FOLLOWED INCLUDING THE USE OF A BLOCKING DEVICE TO RESTRAIN INADEQUATE DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE PLATEN WHENEVER A PERSON IS IN THE BALE CHAMBER. b) ADDITIONAL SAFETY BACKUP FEATURES TO BE ADDED TO THE BALER WHICH CONSIST OF A SAFETY CROSS PIN ANCHORING THE PLATEN TO THE ROD AND A COUNTERWEIGHT SYSTEM ATTACHED TO THE PLATEN BOTH OF WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE PLATEN IF THE PLATEN LOCK SCREW FAILS. c) A JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE FAILURE OF THE PLATEN LOCK SCREW AND INADVERTENT DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE PLATEN TO BE USED IN FUTURE OPERATING PROCEDURES TRAINING.
1910.1200 D01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 1990
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $180 · Current $180
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 1990
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 1990
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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 107459158.
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