PORTLAND, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: MAINE BUILDING SPECIALTIES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MAINE BUILDING SPECIALTIES in 533 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (NAICS 423390). OSHA activity number 339782534.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MAINE BUILDING SPECIALTIES
- Site address
- 533 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
- City
- PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04103
- Mailing
- 533 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, PORTLAND, ME 04103
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
- 423390
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate: High Bay Mezzanine - There were no load ratings posted for the mezzanine's capacity.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: High Bay Mezzanine - The open side on the mezzanine was not guarded by standard railings and toeboards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.24 H
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms: Deep Well Bay Area - The set of stairs had no railings on either of the open sides.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: Fabrication Area - A portable fire extinguisher was blocked by a pallet, sawhorse and miscellaneous door parts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1050
- · Z (S) $2100
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: At the Facility - The portable fire extinguishes, located throughout the facility, were not visually inspected on a monthly basis.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): Mezzanine - The belt and pulley on the key duplicator was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet: Fabrication Area - A cylinder of propylene was stored with a cylinder of oxygen.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": Deep Well Bay Area - A door leading to the outside was not marked by a sign indicating it was an exit.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: At the Facility - The employer did not conduct an evaluation of powered industrial truck operator's performance every three years.
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 339782534.
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