PITTSFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PRICE CHOPPER OPERATING CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PRICE CHOPPER OPERATING CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. in 555 HUBBARD AVENUE BOX 550, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 (NAICS 445110). OSHA activity number 340112903.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PRICE CHOPPER OPERATING CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
- Site address
- 555 HUBBARD AVENUE BOX 550
- City
- PITTSFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01201
- Mailing
- 461 NOTT STREET BOX 550, SCHENECTADY, NY 12308
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
- 445110
- Employees
- 315
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.145 C03
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $2,310 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction sign(s) were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s): 455 Hubbard Avenue, Pittsfield, MA: On or about December 3, 2014, the employer failed to provide a safety instruction signs on a Hobart meat band saw that instructs operators of the point of operation hazard posed by the saw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2310
- — Z (S) $3300
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $3,850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded: 455 Hubbard Avenue, Pittsfield, MA: On or about December 3, 2014, the point of operation on the Hobart meat band saw was not sufficiently guarded to protect employees from laceration and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3850
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.305 E02
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $2,310 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(e)(2): Switches, circuit breakers and switchboards installed in wet locations were not enclosed in weatherproof enclosures: (a) Meat Department, Band saw power switch, 555 Hubbard Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201: On or about December 3, 2014, employees were observed working in a wet location around a Hobart meat band saw whose power switch was not fully enclosed by weatherproof enclosures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2310
- — Z (S) $3300
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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 340112903.
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