BILLERICA, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NAMCO POOL & PATIO
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NAMCO POOL & PATIO in 700 BOSTON ROAD, BILLERICA, MA 01821 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303806418.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NAMCO POOL & PATIO
- Site address
- 700 BOSTON ROAD
- City
- BILLERICA
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01821
- Mailing
- 100 SANRICO DRIVE, MANCHESTER, CT 06040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5091
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2001
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $2,250 · Current $1,125 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 falls from the elevated forks of a powered industrial truck: (a) Location - Storage Room: On or about 6/25/01, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while being elevated on an unsecured wooden pallet placed on the forks of a caterpillar 35 powered industrial truck to access the solar cover storage area in the racks. Among other means, feasible means of abatement includes, but are not limited to, the following:: Use of a lift platform complying with all of the requirements of ANSI/ASME B56.1- 1993, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Sections 4.17, Elevating Personnel and 7.35 Platforms - Elevating. Which include, but are not limited to: (a) Use of a restraining means such as a guardrail or means for securing personnel such as a body belt and lanyard and where guardrails with entry gates or chains are provided, ensure that they are capable of withstanding a concentrated horizontal force of 200 lbs.; and (b) Use of a means to securely attach the platform to the lifting carriage or forks to prevent the lifting carriage or forks from pivoting upward; and (c) Provide the weight of the platform, load capacity and the capacity of the truck needed to lift the platform with a determined load in a prominent location on the platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1125.00
- — Z (S) $2250.00
1910.178 L03 IA
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2001
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $2,250 · Current $1,125 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1125.00
- — Z (S) $2250.00
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2001
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2002
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
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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 303806418.
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