OSHA Inspection: BROOMFIELD LABORATORIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:   Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 employee's were performing work, in, on and around 480 volt electrical equipment and had not received training in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized:   Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 employees were performing work on and about 480 volt energized equipment and safety-related work practices specific to the work tasks performed had not been employed to prevent electrical shock or other injuries from direct or indirect electric contacts as required by this subpart.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:     Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 employer did not have written procedures that addressed the lockout/tagout procedures that employees are to follow while performing work on the Motor Control Center and the Gantry Crane/Winding Machine.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iii): A lock and a tag was not placed on each disconnecting means used to de-energize circuits and equipment on which work is to be performed, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(iii)(C) and (b)(2)(iii)(E) of this section:  Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 employees performed work on 480 volt electrical equipment, including the Motor Control Center and the Gantry Crane/Winding Machine that had not been locked or tagged out in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv): Qualified persons did not use test equipment to test the circuit elements and electrical parts of equipment to which employees were exposed and verify the circuit elements and equipment parts were deenergized.   Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 employees worked on 480 volt electrical equipment including the Motor Control Center and the Gantry Crane/Winding Machine and a qualified person had not tested and verify the circuit was deenergized prior to the start of work.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(2): Barricades were not used in conjunction with safety signs where it was necessary to prevent or limit employee access to work areas in which employees were exposed to uninsulated energized conductors or circuit parts:   Location: 164 Still River Rd, Bolton, MA: On or about 17 January, 2014 the 480 volt Motor Control Center had uninsulated exposed conductors and circuit parts. Appropriate signage and barricades were not used to prevent or limit employee access to energized conductors or circuits.