WORCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEEDHAM ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEEDHAM ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION in 221 CHANDLER STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01609 (NAICS 423610). OSHA activity number 334569530.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEEDHAM ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION
- Site address
- 221 CHANDLER STREET
- City
- WORCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01609
- Mailing
- 5 SHAWMUT RD, CANTON, MA 02021
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423610
- Employees
- 170
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.29 A03 III
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(a)(3)(iii): The supporting structure for the work level was not rigidly braced, using adequate cross bracing or diagonal bracing with rigid platforms at each work level: Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while on the seven foot high work level of a ladder stand which had a damaged supporting structure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1530
- — Z (S) $3060
1910.37 B05
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet): Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, employees were exposed to fire hazards when a primary fire exit was not marked as a non-exit after it was discontinued due to building modification.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2295
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,060 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, employees were exposed to crushed by hazards due to powered industrial truck operators not having received performance evaluations within the previous three years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3060
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l) The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation. Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, employees were exposed to crushed by hazards from employees operating forklifts without any form of training certification.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service, or were placed in service when the examination showed conditions adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination was not made at least daily. Where industrial trucks were used on a round-the-clock basis, they were not examined after each shift. Defects when found were not immediately reported and corrected. Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, employees were exposed to crushed by hazards when a forklift was not examined daily for conditions that could adversely affect the operation of the vehicle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 B04 II
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $536 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(4)(ii): In work operations where employees only handled chemicals in sealed containers which were not opened under normal conditions of use, the employer did not obtain a material safety data sheet for sealed containers containing hazardous chemicals: Warehouse, 221 Chandler St, Worcester MA On 6/5/12 and at times prior, the employer had not made the material safety data sheet available for fluorescent bulbs handled by employees, potentially exposing them to hazardous chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $535.5
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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 334569530.
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