FITCHBURG, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND WIRECLOTH COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of NEW ENGLAND WIRECLOTH COMPANY, INC. in 123 KELLY AVE, FITCHBURG, MA 01420 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 341513810.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW ENGLAND WIRECLOTH COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 123 KELLY AVE
- City
- FITCHBURG
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01420
- Mailing
- WHITNEY & SON, INC. 95 KELLY AVE, FITCHBURG, MA 01420
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332999
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: On or about 7/19/16, employees making screens were exposed to 8-hour-time-weighted average sound levels of 89.7 dBA and 87.7 dBA and the employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341513810.
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