ALTON, ME —
OSHA Inspection: NEWSME LANDFILL OPERATIONS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NEWSME LANDFILL OPERATIONS LLC in 2828 BENNOCH ROAD, ALTON, ME 04468 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 336954599.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEWSME LANDFILL OPERATIONS LLC
- Site address
- 2828 BENNOCH ROAD
- City
- ALTON
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04468
- Mailing
- 358 EMERSON MILL ROAD, HAMPDEN, ME 04444
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.110 D10
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.110(d)(10): Damage from vehicles. When damage to LP-Gas systems from vehicular traffic is a possibility, precautions against such damage shall be taken. Between Garage and Storage Building - The employer did not protect the 1,000 gallon propane tank from vehicular traffic.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1530
- — Z (S) $2040
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $1,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.) Garage - The DeWalt bench grinder had the right side tongue adjusted one inch from the abrasive wheel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1020
- — Z (S) $1360
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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 336954599.
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