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OSHA Inspection: CARDINAL COMB & BRUSH MFG.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CARDINAL COMB & BRUSH MFG. in 106 CARTER STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 313200537.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
106 CARTER STREET
City
LEOMINSTER
State
MA
ZIP
01453
Mailing
106 CARTER STREET, LEOMONSTER, MA 01453
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
326199
SIC code (legacy)
3089
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

21 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
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 potential injury in the event of a powered industrial truck tipover:
(a) PRODUCTION AREA --  OPERATOR(S) OF A CLARK FORKLIFT TRUCK, MODEL
EC500-530, SERIAL #E235-225-6705FB, WERE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT
THE USE OF A SEAT BELT, EXPOSING SAID EMPLOYEE(S) TO THE RISK OF
ENTRAPMENT OF THE OPERATOR'S HEAD AND/OR TORSO BETWEEN THE TRUCK
AND GROUND IN THE EVENT OF A TIPOVER.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE TO RETROFIT THIS FORKLIFT
WITH A RESTRAINT DEVICE, SYSTEM, OR ENCLOSURE THAT IS INTENDED TO
ASSIST THE OPERATOR IN REDUCING THE RISK OF ENTRAPMENT OF THE
OPERATOR'S HEAD AND/OR TORSO BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND GROUND IN THE
EVENT OF A TIPOVER AS EVIDENCED BY NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARD
ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2005, SAFETY STANDARD FOR LOW LIFT AND HIGH LIFT
TRUCKS, SECTION 7.41 OPERATOR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1250.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.37 A03

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 25 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.132 D02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.133 A02

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.157 C01

Serious Gravity 01 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $375.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.157 E03

Serious Gravity 03 10 instances 50 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.157 E02

Serious Gravity 03 10 instances 50 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Sep 29, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.178 L04 III

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.178 P01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.178 Q07

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Sep 6, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.304 F05 I

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.305 G01 IIIA

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Sep 2, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $625.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1904.29 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 2 instances
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1904.32 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 5 instances 10 exposed
Issued
Aug 27, 2009
Abate by
Dec 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $250.00
  • — Z (O) $500.00

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 313200537.

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