CUMBERLAND, RI —
OSHA Inspection: THE OKONITE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THE OKONITE COMPANY in 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI 02864 (NAICS 335929). OSHA activity number 341237048.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE OKONITE COMPANY
- Site address
- 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD
- City
- CUMBERLAND
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02864
- Mailing
- 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI 02864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 335929
- Employees
- 1129
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 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: Braiding Department: On, or about, 02/02/2016 the employer did not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect the operator from the rotating parts of the accumulating boxes of the CXL machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
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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 341237048.
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