N ATTLEBORO, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: NEEDLETECH PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NEEDLETECH PRODUCTS INCORPORATED in 452 JOHN DIETSCH BOULEVARD, N ATTLEBORO, MA 02763 (NAICS 339999). OSHA activity number 339907578.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEEDLETECH PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 452 JOHN DIETSCH BOULEVARD
- City
- N ATTLEBORO
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02763
- Mailing
- 452 JOHN DIETSCH BOULEVARD, N ATTLEBORO, MA 02763
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 339999
- Employees
- 190
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,400 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Grinding Room: The guards for two Everite tube cutting machines were not interlocked with the drive mechanisms, and the clamp mechanisms can be moved by pressing one button. A worker was injured while holding tubes with his left hand and hit the wrong button that moved the clamp to his left hand instead of toward the base of the grinding wheel.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3750
- · Z (S) $5400
More inspections at Needletech Products Incorporated
View Needletech Products Incorporated's full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 339999)
More inspections in MA
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 339907578.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.