AYER, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: AVS, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AVS, INCORPORATED in 60 FITCHBURG ROAD, AYER, MA 01432 (NAICS 333994). OSHA activity number 339581910.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AVS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 60 FITCHBURG ROAD
- City
- AYER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01432
- Mailing
- 60 FITCHBURG ROAD, AYER, MA 01432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 333994
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,888 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s): (a) Location - 60 Fitchburg Road, Ayer, MA: On or about 2/11/2014, a forklift in need of replacement tires were not taken out of service.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1400
- · Z (S) $2888
1910.179 J02 III
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- Abate by
- May 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,888 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed: (a) Location - 60 Fitchburg Road, Ayer, MA: On or about 2/11/2014, monthly inspections with documentation of the hooks of the company's overhead cranes were not performed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1000
- · Z (S) $2888
1910.179 M01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- Abate by
- May 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1): Thorough monthly inspections of rope conditions, with written, dated and signed reports, were not performed on the running ropes: (a) Location - 60 Fitchburg Road, Ayer, MA: On or about 2/11/2014, monthly inspections with documentation of the running ropes of the company's overhead cranes were not performed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,310 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: (a) Location - 60 Fitchburg Road, Ayer, MA: On or about 2/11/2014, a bench grinder did not have adjustable tongue guards, and the gaps between the ends of the peripheral member of the safety guards and the abrasive wheels were greater than one fourth inch.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2310
1910.184 E03 II
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- Abate by
- May 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(ii): Records of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected were not available for examination: (a) Location - 60 Fitchburg Road, Ayer, MA: On or about 2/11/2014, records of the inspections performed on alloy steel chain hoisting slings were not maintained.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339581910.
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