OSHA Inspection: MASS MOCA PROPERTIES, LLC

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered      Display gallery, Mass Moca, North Adams, Massachusetts, on or about March 12, 2012 the employees were not protected from falls by wearing personal fall protection or using other fall protection methods while installing and removing the "Fish Trap" artwork exposing employees to falls of at least 17 feet.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:        Trane HVAC units, basement, Mass Moca, 1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, Massachusetts; employees from Mass Moca change belts and filters on the Trane HVAC units in the basement at Mass Moca without having methods and means to lockout the equipment exposing the employees to in-running nip points and rotating equipment hazards.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):     An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:      Mass Moca, 1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, Massachusetts; Employees are expected to use fire extinguishers to fight incipient stage fires without being provided training on their use and limitations.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:      Mass Moca, 1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, Massachusetts; Powered industrial truck operator performance was not evaluated at least once every three years to ensure safe operation of forklifts at Mass Moca.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):     Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):      Dock by maintenance shop, Mass Moca, North Adams, Massachusetts; Employees were using the Caterpillar T30D forklift with a disabled strobe warning light.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):     Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:      Mass Moca, 1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, Massachusetts; The Operations Manager is performing electrical maintenance and repairs including, but not limited to, the replacement and installation of switches and outlets, without having electrical safe work practice training to ensure he is aware of the hazards associated with these tasks and the proper precautions to take to protect him from the electrical sources of at least 120 volts.