PEABODY, MA · 2012-02-24 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: SPECIALIZED TURNING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2012-02-24 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SPECIALIZED TURNING, INC. in 147 SUMMIT STREET, SUMMIT INDUSTRIAL PARK, PEABODY, MA 01960 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 332803543.

What this inspection record means

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: SPECIALIZED TURNING, INC.
Site address: 147 SUMMIT STREET, SUMMIT INDUSTRIAL PARK
City: PEABODY
State: MA
ZIP: 01960
Mailing: 147 SUMMIT STREET, SUMMIT INDUSTRIAL PARK, PEABODY, MA 01960

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2012-02-24 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2012-02-24 00:00:00
Case closed: 2015-07-20 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-08-13 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-08-14 00:19:54

Establishment context

NAICS code: 332999
Employees: 17
Ownership type: A

Citations

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 17 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 14, 2012
Penalty: Initial $1,530 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    Location:  Turning Area    On or about 2/24/12, employees were exposed to trip hazards from extension cords and air hoses running across the aisle ways.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $1000
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1530

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 10 instances 3 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 31, 2012
Penalty: Initial $4,200 · Current $2,086 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    Location: Facility    On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not develop and utilize energy control procedures to protect employees from the unexpected start up and amputation hazards while performing set up, cleaning, and servicing to the following but not limited to machines:    Turning Area:  1. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine A  2. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine B  3. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine C  4. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine D  5. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine E  6. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine F  7. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine JR (Junior)    Manual Area:  8. RA3 Matsura CNC milling machine  9. 510 Matsura CNC milling machine  10. Kitamura Mycenter machines

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $2086
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $4200

1910.147 C07 I A

Serious Gravity 10 10 instances 3 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 31, 2012
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):     Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:    Location: Facility    On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not instruct and train each authorized employee in the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control for the employees who perform set up, cleaning and servicing on the following machines including but not limited to:    Turning Area:  1. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine A  2. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine B  3. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine C  4. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine D  5. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine E  6. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine F  7. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine JR (Junior)    Manual Area:  8. RA3 Matsura CNC milling machine  9. 510 Matsura CNC milling machine  10. Kitamura Mycenter machines

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $0
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $0

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 3 instances 4 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 14, 2012
Penalty: Initial $2,550 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    LocationTurning area:    On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not ensure that a guard was in place to enclose the internal moving components of the CNC milling machines while in operation, exposing the operators to point of operation and amputation hazards for the following machines;    1. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine,  Machine A   2. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine,  Machine B  3. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine JR (Junior)

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $1000
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2550

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 12 instances 6 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Oct 15, 2012
Penalty: Initial $4,200 · Current $2,086 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): Location: Turning area On or about 2/24/12, machine operators opened the by-passed interlocking door guard while the spindle was spinning to prepare parts and to polish parts, exposing the operators to point of operation and amputation hazards. The employer by-passed the interlocking door guarding device on the following CNC milling machines; 1. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine A 2. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine B 3. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine C 4. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine D 5. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine E 6. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine F 7. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine JR (Junior) Location: Manual area On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not provide an interlocking door guarding device, exposing the operators to point of operation and amputation hazards on the following but not limited to CNC machines; 8. RA3 Matsura CNC milling machine 9. 510 Matsura CNC milling machine 10. Kitamura Mycenter machines Location: Dock area 11. On or about 2.24.12, the blade guard was missing on the Cocen horizontal band saw, model # MH-1016 JA, exposing operators to laceration and amputation hazards. Location: Manual area 12. On or about 2/24/12, the tumbling machines two rotating in-going shafts were not guarded, exposing employees to in-running nip points and amputation hazards.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $2086
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $4200

1910.219 C04 I

Serious Gravity 5 6 instances 3 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 14, 2012
Penalty: Initial $2,550 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):     Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    Location: Turning area    On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not adequately guard the external rotating spindle shafts of the Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machines to protect employees from projecting shaft ends on the following but not limited to;    1. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine A  2. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine B  3. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine C  4. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine D  5. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine E  6. Nakamura horizontal CNC milling machine, Machine F

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $1000
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2550

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 14, 2012
Penalty: Initial $2,550 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):     Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    Location: Manual Area    On or about 2/24/12, the employer did not adequately guard the belt and pulley of the Bridgeport drill press, model #J69040 to protect employees from in-going nip-points.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $1000
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2550

1910.334 A02 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 17 exposed

Issued: Jul 2, 2012
Abate by: Aug 14, 2012
Penalty: Initial $2,040 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i):     Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):    Location:  Turning Area    On or about 2/24/12, the Nakamura CNC machine B work light power cord was damaged exposing the internal 110-volt electrical wires of the power cord.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-31 00:00:00 · I (S) $1800
2012-07-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2040

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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 332803543.

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