WESTFIELD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: DAN PUZA, JR.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DAN PUZA, JR. in 670 MONTGOMERY STREET, WESTFIELD, MA 01085 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 341095818.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DAN PUZA, JR.
- Site address
- 670 MONTGOMERY STREET
- City
- WESTFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01085
- Mailing
- 11 KNOLLWOOD DR., WESTFIELD, MA 01085
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
- 311612
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): Dan Puza, Jr., 670 Montgomery Street, Westfield, Massachusetts; Employees were provided a meat grinder to process deer and other meats that did not have a guard in place to protect them from rotating equipment. The lack of a guard exposed the employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- May 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special handtools for placing and removing material from the point of operation was used in lieu of other guarding required by this section. Dan Puza, Jr., 670 Montgomery Street, Westfield, Massachusetts; Employees were provided a nylon plunger to feed material into the meat grinder in lieu of providing appropriate guarding to prevent access to rotating equipment and point of operation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 341095818.
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