GLOUCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BENCO PRECISION MACHINING INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BENCO PRECISION MACHINING INC in 10 POND ROAD, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930 (NAICS 332119). OSHA activity number 341027548.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENCO PRECISION MACHINING INC
- Site address
- 10 POND ROAD
- City
- GLOUCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01930
- Mailing
- 10 POND ROAD, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332119
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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: Location: Shop On or about October 29, 2015, the side guard of the CNC milling machine was not in place during the operation of the machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.215 A02
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections: Location: Shop On or about October 29, 2015, abrasive wheels used for deburring were not properly guarded with guards covering the outside of the wheels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: Location: facility On or about October 29, 2015, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees who work with chemicals such as but not limited to 2-butoxyethanol.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: Location: Facility On or about October 29, 2015, the employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical such as but not limited to 2-butoxyethanol that they use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Location: Production On or about October 29, 2015, employees were not provided effective information and training regarding the hazards of the chemicals they work with such as but not limited to 2-butoxyethanol.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: Location: Shop On or about October 29, 2015, containers of degreaser, containing 2-butoxyethanol, were not marked as to the identity of the product.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: Location: Shop On or about October 29, 2015, containers of degreaser, containing 2-butoxyethanol, were not marked as to the hazards of the product.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 341027548.
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