SOMERVILLE, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: ARIES CUSTOM WORKS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ARIES CUSTOM WORKS, INC. in 22 KENT STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 (NAICS 321999). OSHA activity number 339246993.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARIES CUSTOM WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 22 KENT STREET
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02143
- Mailing
- 16 HAWTHORNE STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 321999
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,060 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. (a) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA (Wood Shop): On or about 8/1/2013, surfaces within the wood shop including: floors, tables, and the tops of pieces of equipment and materials in storage had excessive accumulations of combustible wood dust.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1060
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,060 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee�s ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA: On or about 8/1/2013, employees using filtering half face piece respirators as mandated by the employer were not evaluated by a competent medical authority for their ability to wear respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1060
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $900 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: (a) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA (Metal Shop): On or about 8/1/2013, the blade of a Jet manual cold saw was unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $900
- · Z (S) $1700
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: (a) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA (Wood Shop): On or about 8/1/2013, the blade of a Rigid table saw was unguarded. (b) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA (Wood Shop): On or about 8/1/2013, the blade of a Delta table saw was unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.303 B08 I
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i): Electric equipment shall be firmly secured to the surface on which it is mounted: (a) Location - 22 Kent Street, Somerville, MA (Wood Shop): On or about 8/1/2013, the outlet box of an outlet powering a Rigid table saw was on the floor unmounted.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $850
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 339246993.
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