FALL RIVER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MIW CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MIW CORPORATION in 1205 BAY STREET, FALL RIVER, MA 02724 (NAICS 331210). OSHA activity number 341550549.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIW CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1205 BAY STREET
- City
- FALL RIVER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02724
- Mailing
- 1205 BAY STREET, FALL RIVER, MA 02724
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
- 331210
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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: Worksite: The employer did not develop a written lockout tagout program, did not develop lockout tagout procedures, and did not train employees. The company has iron workers, punches, press brakes, a shear, band saws, and a rolling machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
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): Worksite: The employer did not train forklift operators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating conditions: Yard: 1) The two rear tires of the Toyota Forklift were damaged. 2) The backup alarm of the Toyota Forklift was disconnected.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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: Shop: 1) The clamps of the Cincinnati Shear were not guarded. 2) The points of operation of the two press brakes were not guarded or in the alternative the employer did not develop a safe distance program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Center of the Shop: Live buss bar parts were exposed at an unfilled opening at the electrical panel for the crane.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): Shop: The pulley and belt drive of the Verson Press Brake was not completely enclosed by a guard.
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 341550549.
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