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OSHA Inspection: MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK in 735 BROADWAY STREET, LOWELL, MA 01854 (NAICS 813219). OSHA activity number 309348514.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK
Site address
735 BROADWAY STREET
City
LOWELL
State
MA
ZIP
01854

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
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
813219
SIC code (legacy)
8399
Employees
7
Ownership type
A

Citations

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00

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 an employee
was seriously injured when fall protection was not provided at the
entrance platform to the
Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor.
(a) Location - Warehouse:
On or about 10/5/05, an employee was seriously injured when he fell down a
Vertical
Reciprocating Conveyor shaft opening that was not adequately protected by
a safety gate
/ enclosure.
Among other methods, two feasible and acceptable means of abatement would
be as
follows:  (a) Ensure the Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor is equipped with
gates and
enclosures as prescribed in ASME/ANSI B20.1 and the manufacturers'
literature.
(b) Ensure the Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor meets the applicable
requirements for
the design, inspection, maintenance and operation as prescribed in
AMSE/ANSI B20.1
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

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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 309348514.