STERLING, MA —
OSHA Inspection: WACHUSETT PRECAST, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WACHUSETT PRECAST, INC. in 74 PRATTS JUNCTION RD, STERLING, MA 01564 (NAICS 327390). OSHA activity number 339689903.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WACHUSETT PRECAST, INC.
- Site address
- 74 PRATTS JUNCTION RD
- City
- STERLING
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01564
- Mailing
- 74 PRATTS JUNCTION RD, STERLING, MA 01564
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 327390
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: 74 Pratts Junction Rd, Sterling, MA On May 6, 2014 and at times prior, the employer had not established an energy control program or individual machine energy control procedures for employees who repaired, operated, and cleaned machines required to be locked out by this standard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- May 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: 74 Pratts Junction Rd, Sterling, MA On May 6, 2014 and at times prior, the employer had not developed individual machine energy control procedures for employees to use when repairing and cleaning machines that had potentially hazardous energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- May 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: 74 Pratts Junction Rd, Sterling, MA On May 6, 2014 and at times prior, the employer had not provided specific energy control training to employees who repaired, operated, and cleaned machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 F02 II
- Issued
- May 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(ii): The onsite employer did not ensure that his or her personnel understood and complied with restrictions and prohibitions of the outside servicing employer's energy control procedures: 74 Pratts Junction Rd, Sterling, MA On May 6, 2014 and at times prior, the employer had no procedure to ensure employees understood and complied with the restrictions and prohibitions of an outside servicing employer's energy control program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): 74 Pratts Junction Rd, Sterling, MA On May 6, 2014 and at times prior, the gravel in-feed area of the concrete mixing machine had no machine guarding to prevent employees on the upper platform from contacting rotating mixing parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 339689903.
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