LACONIA, NH —
OSHA Inspection: NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS, INC. in 155 LEXINGTON DRIVE, LACONIA, NH 03246 (NAICS 332991). OSHA activity number 340251479.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS, INC.
- Site address
- 155 LEXINGTON DRIVE
- City
- LACONIA
- State
- NH
- ZIP
- 03246
- Mailing
- 155 LEXINGTON DRIVE, LACONIA, NH 03246
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332991
- Employees
- 450
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: (a) Location: steel storage room On or about 2/3/15, an employee was not provided appropriate eye and face equipment while servicing fork lift batteries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2750
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: (a) Location: Steel storage room On or about 2/3/15, the employer did not provide an eye wash station within the work area where employees charge and fill fork lift batteries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.137 C02 VIII
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.137(c)(2)(viii): 29 CFR 1910.137(c)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Tables I-4 and I-5: (a) Location: facility On or about 2/3/15 rubber insulated gloves used for testing electrical circuits were not tested 6 months after initial use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Location: facility On or about 2/3/15, procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy where not utilized for lock out/tag out.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed: (a) Location: facility On or about 2/3/15, the periodic inspection of the energy control procedure was not conducted at least annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation: (a) Location: facility On or about 2/3/15, employees were not adequately trained in the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 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: (a) Location: the large line area On or about 2/3/15, the final release machines numbers C2A, C2B, C2D and C2E rotating shafts were not guarded at the ingoing nip points.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2750
- — Z (S) $5500
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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 340251479.
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