SOUTH EASTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PROFESSIONAL TOOL GRINDING CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PROFESSIONAL TOOL GRINDING CO., INC. in 18 PLYMOUTH DRIVE, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375 (NAICS 332212). OSHA activity number 341331940.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROFESSIONAL TOOL GRINDING CO., INC.
- Site address
- 18 PLYMOUTH DRIVE
- City
- SOUTH EASTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02375
- Mailing
- 18 PLYMOUTH DRIVE, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375
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
- 332212
- Employees
- 28
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:(a) Worksite: The employer did not develop a written lockout tagout program. A worker was injured while troubleshooting and setting up a Walter CNC Tool and Cutter Grinder #12.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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: Shop: Moving parts and pinchpoints near the unguarded opening at the loading area of #5 Walter Tool and Cutter Grinder were not guarded.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $700
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report 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, within (24) twenty-four hours: Worksite: The employer did not report an amputation injury to OSHA.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $700
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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 341331940.
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