NORTHBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: POLYFOAM CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLYFOAM CORPORATION in 2355 PROVIDENCE ROAD, NORTHBRIDGE, MA 01534 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300510252.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLYFOAM CORPORATION
- Site address
- 2355 PROVIDENCE ROAD
- City
- NORTHBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01534
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 906, NORTHBRIDGE, MA 01534
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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)
- 3086
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $625 · Current $313 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 crushing injuries in the event of a forklift tipover accident because of the lack of restraint devices. Among other methods, one feasible and accpeptable means of abatement to correct thes hazard would be to install seatbelts and require the use of such on all forklifts plantwide witch contain an overhead guard: a) 2355 PROVIDENCE RD: SHIPPING/RECEIVING/MATERIAL HANDLING AREAS, NONE OF THE COMPANIES THREE FORK LIFT TRUCKS WHICH HAD OVERHEAD GUARDS HAD SEATBELTS.
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $312.50
- — Z (S) $625.00
1910.23 D01 II
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $250.00
- — Z (S) $500.00
1910.305 B02
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $250.00
- — Z (S) $500.00
1926.1101 I01 I
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $188 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $187.50
- — Z (S) $375.00
1910.1001 J02 I
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $188 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $187.50
- — Z (S) $375.00
1926.1101 J03
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $188 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $187.50
- — Z (S) $375.00
1926.1101 K09 II
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $188 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $187.50
- — Z (S) $375.00
1926.1101 L02
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $250.00
- — Z (S) $500.00
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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 300510252.
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