SALEM, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: DEMOULAS SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Monitoring inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a monitoring safety inspection of DEMOULAS SUPER MARKETS, INC. in 227 HIGHLAND AVE., SALEM, MA 01970 (NAICS 445110). OSHA activity number 339033599.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DEMOULAS SUPER MARKETS, INC.
- Site address
- 227 HIGHLAND AVE.
- City
- SALEM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01970
- Mailing
- 875 EAST STREET, TEWKSBURY, MA 01876
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Monitoring (D)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 445110
- Employees
- 575
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.24 F
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $27,500 · Current $11,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width were not uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs: Location: Back room, staircase to lunchroom On or about 4/26/13, employees accessing the staircase to the lunch room were exposed to a fall hazard where the risers of the stairs were not uniform throughout the staircase. On or about 4/13/13, an employee fell from the staircase. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. dba Market Basket was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.24(f), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 29247, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on July 2, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 227 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.
Recent events (3)
- · J (R) $11000
- · C (R) $27500
- · Z (R) $27500
1910.36 G02
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $16,500 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Location: Back room, produce prep area On or about 4/26/13, employees were exposed to fire and entrapment hazards where the exit access was between 11 inches to 23 inches wide due to being obstructed by a permanently mounted work table, permanently mounted non-powered roller table, permanently mounted fence, and produce trays on rolling carts. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. dba Market Basket was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 29247, citation number 1, item number 5, and was affirmed as a final order on July 2, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 227 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $7000
- · C (R) $16500
- · Z (R) $16500
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $27,500 · Current $0 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: Meat Department On or about 4/26/13, an employee was exposed to laceration and amputation hazards while operating a Hobart vertical band saw, model #6801, and passed the non-operating left hand in front of the running blade without adjusting the adjustable guard of the band saw to the product of which was being cut. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. dba Market Basket was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 29247, citation number 3, item number 5, and was affirmed as a final order on July 2, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 227 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.
Recent events (3)
- · F (R) $0
- · C (R) $27500
- · Z (R) $27500
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $935 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300: Located at 227 Highland Ave. Salem, MA: On or about 4/13/13, the employer did not adequately provide a specific description for the following recordable injury recorded on the OSHA 300 log for Calendar Year 2013; Case #3 - The employer did not provide a description of the object or substance that caused the injury.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (O) $935
- · Z (O) $935
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: Location: Facility On or about 5/10/13, the employer did not have a safety data sheet for battery acid in regards to the powered industrial trucks onsite.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339033599.
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