LEOMINSTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SPECTRO COATING
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of SPECTRO COATING in 101 SCOTT DRIVE, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 113516868.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SPECTRO COATING
- Site address
- 101 SCOTT DRIVE
- City
- LEOMINSTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01453
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2269
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 9, 1999
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced
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 exposed to being struck by moving trucks while attempting to unjam a faulty load leveler or struck by moving fork trucks in the event that the levelers failed while they were in use. A) LOCATION: SHIPPING AND RECEIVING DOCKS EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO USE DOCK LEVELERS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED WERE EXPOSED TO BEING STRUCK BY MOVING TRUCKS WHILE UNJAMMING THEM AND ALSO BEING STRUCK BY MOVING FORK TRUCKS IF THE LEVELERS WERE TO FAIL WHILE THEY WERE IN USE; ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS TO INSURE THAT THE LEVELERS ARE MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION AND REPLACE THEM WHEN THAT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ARE IN PLACE ON THE LEVELERS, A PROCEDURE SHALL BE IN PLACE TO INSURE THAT MOVING VEHICLES CAN NOT ENTER THE AREA IN WHICH WORK IS BEING DONE.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
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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 113516868.
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