CHESHIRE, CT —
OSHA Inspection: R & R PALLET CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of R & R PALLET CORPORATION in 120 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, CHESHIRE, CT 06410 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 338993421.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R & R PALLET CORPORATION
- Site address
- 120 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
- City
- CHESHIRE
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06410
- Mailing
- 120 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, CHESHIRE, CT 06410
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
- 321920
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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: Facility: The employer did not establish and implement machine specific step by step hazardous energy control procedures for the employees during not only servicing and maintenance, but also unjamming of equipment, such as but not limited to wood saws, notching machines, etc.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: Facility: The employees as Affected and/or other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling or potentially hazardous and unexpected release of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout) during not only servicing and maintenance, but also unjamming equipment, such as but not limited to wood saws, notching machines, etc.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 I01
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): Non-working portion(s) of the blade of bandsaw(s) were not enclosed or guarded: Facility: The employer did not ensure the unused portions of the blades of a band resaw were guarded to protect employees coming in contact with the unused portions of the blades. On or about 23 March 2013 an employee had a finger amputated when trying to unjam a piece of wood stuck in a West Plains 125 Series Band Resaw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.38 B
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review: Facility: The employer did not have established and emergency action plan in writing that included all minimum elements required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.39 B
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.39(b): A fire prevention plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and made available to employees for review: Facility: The employer did not have established a fire prevention plan in writing that included all minimum elements required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly. Facility: Portable dry chemical fire extinguishers were not inspected on a monthly basis.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Facility: The employees, expected to use portable dry chemical fire extinguishers, were not provided with training and educational information.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 338993421.
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