CAMBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CAMBRIDGE BRANDS, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CAMBRIDGE BRANDS, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. in 810 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 (NAICS 311340). OSHA activity number 341225332.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 810 MAIN STREET
- City
- CAMBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02139
- Mailing
- 810 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 311340
- Employees
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 K01
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k): (a) Location - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 5th Floor: On or about 1/6/2016, a temporary employee working in an area regulated under a hearing conservation program was not provided adequate training on the effects of occupational noise exposure, the purpose of hearing protectors including information on their selection, fitting, use, and care, and the purpose of audiometric testing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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 - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 5th Floor: On or about 1/6/2016, a temporary employee assigned to work as a machine operator was not provided affected employee training under a hazardous energy control program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: (a) Location - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 5th Floor (Line FMC 2): On or about 2/2/2016, a chain and sprocket less than seven feet above the floor was not enclosed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: (a) Location - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA: On or about 2/2/2016, there was no certification of the periodic inspection performed on the facility's energy control procedures. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 567643, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/15/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 7401 S. Cicero, Chicago, IL 60629.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1500
- — Z (R) $5000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $25,000 · Current $10,000 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 - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 5th Floor (Line FMC 3): On or about 1/6/2016, the in running nip points created by the discharge belts and returns of the FMC Model WA-520 Serial# 3439L.H. candy packaging machine were not effectively guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (R) $25000
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident was not reported within 24 hours: (a) Location - 810 Main Street, Cambridge, MA: On or about 1/6/2016, a work related incident that resulted in an amputation was not reported to OSHA within twenty four hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (O) $1000
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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 341225332.
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