LUDLOW, MA —
OSHA Inspection: QUALITY FENCE AND TREE SERVICE, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of QUALITY FENCE AND TREE SERVICE, LLC in 169 FULLER STREET, LUDLOW, MA 01056 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339126278.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUALITY FENCE AND TREE SERVICE, LLC
- Site address
- 169 FULLER STREET
- City
- LUDLOW
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01056
- Mailing
- 44 VERGE STREET PO BOX 3158, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 561730
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): 169 Fuller Street, Ludlow, Massachusetts: The employer did not perform a hazard assessment to determine which personal protective equipment would be required by his employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.132 E
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(e): The employer did not ensure that employees were not using defective or damaged personal protective equipment in the workplace. 169 Fuller Street, Ludlow, Massachusetts, front yard; Employee was wearing a defective hard hat with the suspension being repaired with duct tape.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: 169 Fuller Street, Ludlow, Massachusetts; Employees were using chain saws without using chip guards to protect their eyes and faces from flying wood chips.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: 169 Fuller Street, Ludlow, Massachusetts; Employees were using an Olathe wood chipper that did not have sufficient guarding to prevent access to the point of operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 339126278.
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