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OSHA Inspection: H.L. FOSTER COMPANY

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of H.L. FOSTER COMPANY in 85 AGAWAM AVENUE, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 112882055.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
H.L. FOSTER COMPANY
Site address
85 AGAWAM AVENUE
City
WEST SPRINGFIELD
State
MA
ZIP
01089
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3441
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

15 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 19, 1995
Penalty
Initial $510 · Current $100 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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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 exposed to serious arm and hand injuries resulting from the
unexpected cycling of an
alligator shear:
a) FABRICATION SHOP; EMPLOYEES OPERATING THE CANTON #22A ALLIGATOR
SHEAR WERE EXPOSED TO SERIOUS HAND AND ARM INJURIES RESULTING FROM
THE UNEXPECTED CYCLING OF THE SHEAR. THE HAZARD WAS CAUSED BY A
DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THE SHEAR'S PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH
CREATED A LONG DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME OF ACTIVATION OF THE HAND
CONTROL AND THE ACTUAL SHEARING CYCLE.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $100.00
  • — Z (S) $510.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 2, 1995
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $100.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.243 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 19, 1995
Penalty
Initial $100 · Current $100

1910.305 A02 IIIG

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 26, 1995
Penalty
Initial $100 · Current $100

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 26, 1995

1910.305 G02 II

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 26, 1995

1910.1001 D03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 19, 1995
Penalty
Initial $100 · Current $100

Hazardous substances 9020

1910.1001 K02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Oct 13, 1995

Hazardous substances 9020

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 8, 1995

1910.141 D02 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 16, 1995

1910.147 C01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 16, 1995

1910.169 B03 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 26, 1995

1910.184 F05 V

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Jul 26, 1995

1910.252 B02 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 8, 1995

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 14, 1995
Abate by
Aug 16, 1995

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 112882055.

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