NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: SEREC CORPORATION
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of SEREC CORPORATION in 342 COMPASS CIRCLE A2, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852 (NAICS 331491). OSHA activity number 341221521.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEREC CORPORATION
- Site address
- 342 COMPASS CIRCLE A2
- City
- NORTH KINGSTOWN
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02852
- Mailing
- 342 COMPASS CIRCLE A2, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 331491
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.252 A02 VII
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vii): Where practicable, combustible materials were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation work site: (a) Assembly/fabrication: On or about 2-3-16 welding operations were being conducted within 20 feet of combustible solvents.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.253 B02 II
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior: (a) Waste accumulation storage area: On or about 2-4-16 a cylinder of compressed acetylene gas was stored unsecured. (b) Storage area adjacent to break area: On or about 2-4-16 two cylinders of acetylene were stored unsecured.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed: (a) Fabrication/Assembly: On or about 2/4/16 the employer did not provide employees testing 120-480 volt electrical equipment with adequate personal protective equipment for hands, arms and face.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,200 · Current $2,240 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Throughout the workplace: On or about 2/4/16, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation before providing employees with half mask elastomeric respirators for use in the workplace. Serec Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 943076, citation number 1, item number 4b, and was affirmed as a final order on 2-24-15, with respect to a workplace located at 342 Compass Circle, North Kingstown, RI.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $2240
- · Z (R) $3200
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 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) Throughout facility: On or about 2/4/16, employees were not provided with 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. Serec Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 943076, citation number 1, item number 7b, and was affirmed as a final order on 2-24-15, with respect to a workplace located at 342 Compass Circle, North Kingstown, RI.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $4000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 12, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): (a) Workplace: On or about 2/4/16 the employer had not conducted an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $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 341221521.
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