FRANKLIN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES in 20 FORGE PARKWAY, FRANKLIN, MA 02038 (NAICS 332618). OSHA activity number 339545337.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES
- Site address
- 20 FORGE PARKWAY
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02038
- Mailing
- 20 FORGE PARKWAY, FRANKLIN, MA 02038
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 332618
- Employees
- 138
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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: Extruder Deptartment: employees are exposed to crushing hazards when guard cover is open and employee was caught between rotating wheel and frame of enclosure. The cover guard for the capstan of extruder line 15 was not designed so that the line would not run if the guard for the capstan was open. On August 6, 2013, worker was injured when caught between the wheel and frame.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: Center of the Plant: Exit directionals were not provided to indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit.
Recent events (1)
- · 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 339545337.
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