SPRINGFIELD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: R & R INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of R & R INDUSTRIES, INC. in 195 ROCUS ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 339964686.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R & R INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 195 ROCUS ST
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01104
- Mailing
- 195 ROCUS ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104
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
- 423930
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.252 A01 II
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(ii): When the object to be welded or cut could not be moved and all the fire hazards could not be removed, guards were not used to confine the heat, sparks, and slag to protect the immovable fire hazards: 195 Rocus St, Springfield, MA On September 17, 2014, an employee used a cutting torch to remove a part from an engine which contained residual flammable fluids, but did not use any form of guarding.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.252 A02 IV
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): The individual responsible for authorizing cutting or welding operations did not designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed. 195 Rocus St, Springfield, MA On September 17, 2014, the employer directed an employee to use a cutting torch to remove an unguarded part from an engine without specifying the precautions to be followed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.252 A02 VI C
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(C): Cutting or welding was permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixture of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that could develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which had previously contained such materials: 195 Rocus St, Springfield, MA On September 17, 2014, an employee used a cutting torch to remove a part from an engine that was not drained of all flammable liquids.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: 195 Rocus St, Springfield, MA As of September 23, 2014, the employer had not certified in writing that the company hazard assessment had been performed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $400
- · Z (O) $400
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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 339964686.
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