MALDEN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL INSULATION COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GENERAL INSULATION COMPANY in 378 COMMERCIAL ST, MALDEN, MA 02148 (NAICS 423330). OSHA activity number 340111780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL INSULATION COMPANY
- Site address
- 378 COMMERCIAL ST
- City
- MALDEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02148
- Mailing
- 378 COMMERCIAL ST, MALDEN, MA 02148
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
- 423330
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.30 A02
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $6,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(2): Portable dockboards were not secured in position, either by anchored or equipped with devices which will prevent their slipping: Location: Front warehouse, loading docks On or about 12/2/14, dock boards were not secured due to damage and missing legs. The employer allowed operators to continue operating manual powered pallet jacks and powered industrial trucks over three damaged dock boards, exposing the employees to tip over and crush-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2500
- · Z (S) $6000
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck: Location: Facility On or about 12/1/14, the employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees prior to being allowed to operate powered industrial trucks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.178 M03
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on industrial truck(s): Location: Facility On or about 12/1/14, an employee riding as a passenger on a powered industrial truck fell off and the employee's foot was run over and crushed by the powered industrial truck.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
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: Location: Facility On or about 12/2/14, the employer did not re-evaluate the powered industrial truck operator's performance every three years
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $5000
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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 340111780.
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