SOUTH EASTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PHARMASOL CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PHARMASOL CORP. in 1 NORFOLK AVENUE, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375 (NAICS 325412). OSHA activity number 340666775.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PHARMASOL CORP.
- Site address
- 1 NORFOLK AVENUE
- City
- SOUTH EASTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02375
- Mailing
- 1 NORFOLK AVENUE, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375
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
- 325412
- Employees
- 280
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: Facility: An annual review of the company's LOTO program was not conducted and, as a result, LOTO program deficiencies were not identified.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1000
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: Facility The company had no documentation that its lock out / tag out program had been reviewed on at least an annual basis.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $6,000 · Current $0 Reduced
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: Jobsite: Labor staffing agency employees who work as line operators / mechanic trainees, have not received adequate lock out / tag out ( LOTO ) training.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $6000
1910.147 C07 IV
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date: Facility: The company was unable to provide any documentation that temporary labor agency employees had received lock out / tag out training.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 F02 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures: Jobsite: The company did not inform the labor staffing agency of it's lockout / tagout ( LOTO ) program and procedures and did not receive information for the labor staffing agency about its own LOTO program and procedures.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Shaft ends projecting more than one-half the diameter of the shaft were not guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves. Location: Line 3 Gas House Instance A: Drive shaft for the indexing conveyor, , Instance B: Drive shaft for the continuous conveyor. Instance C: Motor drive camshaft.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1000
- — C (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: Location: Gas House # 3 The chain drive for the indexing conveyor was not adequately guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $55,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: Line 3 Gas House: As a result of the failure to comply with the foregoing, an employee suffered a partial amputation of his finger.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6000
- — C (W) $55000
- — Z (W) $55000
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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 340666775.
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