BILLERICA, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: AOTCO METAL FINISHING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AOTCO METAL FINISHING, INC. in 11 SUBURBAN PARK DRIVE, BILLERICA, MA 01821 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 339550022.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AOTCO METAL FINISHING, INC.
- Site address
- 11 SUBURBAN PARK DRIVE
- City
- BILLERICA
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01821
- Mailing
- 11 SUBURBAN PARK DRIVE, BILLERICA, MA 01821
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332813
- Employees
- 43
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 D04 I
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i): Opening(s) from inside flammable and combustible storage room(s) into other rooms or buildings were not provided with noncombustible liquid tight raised seal or ramp at least 4 inches in height. Opening(s) from inside flammable and combustible storage room(s) were not provided with approved self-closing fire doors. The inside flammable and combustible storage room(s) were not liquid-tight where the walls joined the floor: (a) Location - 11 Suburban Park Drive, Billerica, MA: On or about 1/16/2014, the facilities inside storage room for flammable and combustible liquids was not equipped with a liquid-tight seal or ramp at least four inches in at height at its opening, was not equipped with a self-closing fire door, and was not liquid tight where the walls joined the floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2450
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.106 D04 III
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iii): Wiring. Electrical wiring and equipment located in inside storage rooms used for Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be approved under subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations; for Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and Category 4 flammable liquids, shall be approved for general use: (a) Location - 11 Suburban Park Drive, Billerica, MA: On or about 1/16/2014, the light fixture in the facility's inside storage room for flammable and combustible liquids was not approved for Class I Division 2 Hazardous Locations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.106 D04 IV
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): Each inside storage room was not provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour. (a) Location - 11 Suburban Park Drive, Billerica, MA: On or about 1/16/2014, the facility's inside storage room for flammable and combustible liquids was not provided gravity or mechanical exhaust ventilation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,625 · Current $1,215 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: (a) Location - 11 Suburban Park Drive, Billerica, MA: On or about 1/16/2014, production employees who work in areas within the facility with machines capable of being locked and tagged out have not been given training in the purpose and use of hazardous energy control procedures.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1215
- · Z (S) $2625
1910.1027 K01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(k)(1): Surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of cadmium: (a) Location - 11 Suburban Park Drive, Billerica, MA: On or about 1/16/2014, the level of cadmium surface contamination on the counter of a dip tank used in cadmium plating processes was excessive.
Recent events (2)
- · I (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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339550022.
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