WARWICK, RI —
OSHA Inspection: MILLARD WIRE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MILLARD WIRE COMPANY in 257 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WARWICK, RI 02886 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300099629.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MILLARD WIRE COMPANY
- Site address
- 257 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- WARWICK
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02886
- Mailing
- 257 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WARWICK, RI 02886
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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)
- 3915
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 24, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $438 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 an explosion hazard at the pit furnace retort. Controls were not installed to ensure that the retort circulating fan is turned on at the beginning of the operating cycle and all oxygen is adequately purged from the retort prior to adding dissociated ammonia and lighting the burn-off tube. Also, a flame arrestor or other device was not installed to prevent a flashback into the retort. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to install a system whereby the process cannot continue unless the circulating fan is running and the retort has been adequately purged of oxygen. Also, a burn-off pigtail or other flame arresting device shall be installed to prevent flashback into the retort. Written operating procedures for the new system shall be developed and maintained in the vicinity of the operation and affected employees shall be trained in these procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $437.50
- — Z (S) $875.00
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Feb 24, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 1999
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Feb 24, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 1999
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Feb 24, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 1999
1910.147 C07 IV
- Issued
- Feb 24, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 1999
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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 300099629.
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