MILFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PLANET AID, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PLANET AID, INC. in 47 SUMNER STREET, MILFORD, MA 01757 (NAICS 453310). OSHA activity number 340501915.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PLANET AID, INC.
- Site address
- 47 SUMNER STREET
- City
- MILFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01757
- Mailing
- 47 SUMNER STREET, MILFORD, MA 01757
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
- 453310
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- May 21, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced
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: 47 Sumner Street, Milford, MA: On or about March 31, 2015: employer had not developed, documented or utilized a procedure for the control of all forms of hazardous energy while maintaining or repairing the clothes baler. There was no documented procedure for the lock out tag out of the baler ram's hydraulic system during maintenance cycles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1650
- — Z (S) $3300
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 21, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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: 47 Sumner Street, Milford, MA: On or about March 31, 2015: employees were observed working at and around an inclined conveyor belt and downward compression ram on a clothes baler which was not adequately guarded exposing employees to in running nip points, caught by and crushing hazards (a) Inclined belt and tension rollers, top end roller, baler, employees were exposed to an running nip point. (b) Inclined belt and tension rollers, underside below 7 feet, baler, employees exposed were to caught by hazards from unguarded belt. (c) Compression ram, baler, employees were exposed to crushing hazards posed by the unintentional activation of the baler. Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 340501915.
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