AYER, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: CAINS FOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CAINS FOODS, INC. in 114 EAST MAIN STREET, AYER, MA 01432 (NAICS 311991). OSHA activity number 340901214.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CAINS FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 114 EAST MAIN STREET
- City
- AYER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01432
- Mailing
- 114 EAST MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 347, AYER, MA 01432
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
- 311991
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: (a) Location 114 East Main Street, Ayer, MA: On or about 9/8/2015, temporary employees working with and around production machinery were not trained in hazardous energy control as affected employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1500
- · Z (S) $3850
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $3,000 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 - 114 East Main Street, Ayer, MA: On or about 8/27/2015, an ingoing nip point on a belt driven roller conveyor was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3850
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) Location - 114 East Main Street, Ayer, MA: On or about 9/8/2015, temporary employees were not provided effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1500
- · Z (S) $3850
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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 340901214.
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