WORCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND LEAD BURNING COMPANY INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of NEW ENGLAND LEAD BURNING COMPANY INC. in 55 LAKE AVENUE NORTHNORTH UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAIN HOSPITAL, RADIATON ONCOLOGY, LEVEL B, WORCESTER, MA 01605 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 341051464.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 ENGLAND LEAD BURNING COMPANY INC.
- Site address
- 55 LAKE AVENUE NORTHNORTH UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAIN HOSPITAL, RADIATON ONCOLOGY, LEVEL B
- City
- WORCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01605
- Mailing
- 2 BURLINGTON WOODS DR., STE. 300, BURLINGTON, MA 01803
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.62 D01 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,250 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA): Radiation Oncology, Level B UMASS Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA: On or about September 18, 2015, the employer did not initially determine if any employees performing lead brick cutting, handling and installation were exposed to lead at or above the action level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3250
- — Z (S) $6300
1926.62 I02 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,250 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(i): The employer did not provide clean change areas as an interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), without regard to the use of respirators: In the linear accelerator room of the radiation oncology department at UMASS Memorial Medical Center: On or about September 18, 2015, the employer did not provide a clean change area for employees performing lead brick cutting and handling to remove protective/work clothing prior to leaving the site.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3250
- — Z (S) $6300
1926.62 I02 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that change areas were equipped with separate storage facilities for protective work clothing and equipment and for street clothes, that would prevent cross-contamination: In the linear accelerator room of the radiation oncology department at UMASS Memorial Medical Center: On or about September 18, 2015, the employer did not provide a clean change area with separate storage facilities for employees performing lead brick cutting and handling to remove protective/work clothing and help prevent lead cross-contamination.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.62 G02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(g)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that all protective clothing was removed at the completion of a work shift only in change areas provided for that purpose as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2): In the linear accelerator room of the radiation oncology department at UMASS Memorial Medical Center: On or about September 18, 2015, the employer did not ensure that protective clothing was removed at the completion of lead brick cutting and handling in change areas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6300
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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 341051464.
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