DEERFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: T.L.C. D/B/A NORTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of T.L.C. D/B/A NORTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS in ALBANY RD., DEERFIELD, MA 01342 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 308350628.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- T.L.C. D/B/A NORTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
- Site address
- ALBANY RD.
- City
- DEERFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01342
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 507, AMHERST, MA 01004
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2006
- Abate by
- May 1, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 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 in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being struck by the raised rear door of the EB-60 truck. a) LOCATION: EB-60 TRUCK: AT TIMES UP TO AND ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2005, EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARDS OF BEING STRUCK BY THE RAISED REAR DOOR OF THE EB-60 TRUCK WHEN THEY WORKED UNDERNEATH THE RAISED DOOR WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY A SAFETY SUPPORT BAR. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE TO UTILIZE A SAFETY SUPPORT BAR TO SUPPORT THE REAR DOOR OF THE EB-60 TRUCK WHEN IT IS RAISED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2006
- Abate by
- May 1, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2006
- Abate by
- May 1, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $42,000 · Current $28,000 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 in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being caught in rotating augers and agitators inside the cargo box of a mulch blowing truck: LOCATION: EB-60 TRUCK: ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2005, EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARDS OF BEING CAUGHT IN ROTATING AUGERS AND AGITATORS INSIDE THE CARGO BOX OF A MULCH BLOWING TRUCK WHEN THEY WORKED IN THE TRUCK'S CARGO BOX TO KEEP ITS CONTENTS FLOWING WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND THE AUGERS AND AGITATORS MOVING. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE A WORK RULE THAT NO EMPLOYEE SHALL ENTER THE TRUCK'S CARGO BOX AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON UNTIL AFTER THE POWER TAKE OFF (PTO) ON THE TRUCK IS DISENGAGED, THE TRUCK TURNED OFF, THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED AND HELD (ALONG WITH ALL COPIES OF THE IGNITION KEY AT THE WORKSITE) BY THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS TO ENTER THE CARGO BOX OF THE TRUCK AND PRIOR TO ENTRY ALL STORED ENERGY IS RELEASED OR BLOCKED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $28000.00
- — Z (W) $42000.00
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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 308350628.
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