AGAWAM, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in 11 BOWLES ROAD, AGAWAM, MA 01001 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 342029337.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Site address
- 11 BOWLES ROAD
- City
- AGAWAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01001
- Mailing
- 11 BOWLES ROAD, AGAWAM, MA 01001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 B05 I
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,387 · Current $3,771 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The average air speed over the open face of the paint spray booth was less than 100 linear feet per minute and the visible gauge was not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Booth #2 in the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 24, 2017, the average air speed over the open face of paint spray booth #2 was less than 100 linear feet per minute and the installed magnehelic gauge was not properly attached to the booth and did not provide air velocity measurements.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3770.9
- — Z (S) $5387
1910.107 G02
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary: In the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 17, 2017, spray booths #1 and #2 were not kept free from accumulations of combustible residue and exposed to coaters to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,387 · Current $3,771 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: In the laser welding area at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about April 3, 2017 an employee performed a cooling system repair on laser welder #1 and the employer had not developed, documented and utilized adequate procedures for the control of hazardous energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3770.9
- — Z (S) $5387
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,232 · Current $2,262 Reduced
8870
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: In the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 17, 2017, the fluorescent light fixtures outside paint booths #1 and #2 contained missing knockouts exposing employees performing coating operations to electrical shock and fire/explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2262.4
- — Z (S) $3232
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,232 · Current $2,262 Reduced
8870
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: In the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 17, 2017, a flexible cord was used to provide power to an 18 inch pedestal fan used by coating employees to cool down belts between ovens #1 and #2.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2262.4
- — Z (S) $3232
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8870
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: In the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 24, 2017, the flexible cord on an 18 inch pedestal fan used near ovens 1 and 2 was not connected so that tension would not be transmitted to the cord end plug which exposed coaters to an electrical hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,387 · Current $3,771 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area: a) In the coating room at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about January 24, 2017, the employee in the coating room had not been trained on the physical and health hazards of the various hazardous chemicals contained in the coatings applied to the belts and the hazardous decomposition products released during heating of the coated belts including, but not limited to, methyl ethyl ketone, phosphoric acid and fluorides.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3770.9
- — Z (S) $5387
1910.1026 L01 III
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
06890691
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): Employer did not include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l)(2) of this section. In the laser welding areas at 11 Bowles Road, Agawam, MA: the employer did not include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program for employees who perform laser welding and are exposed to chromium (VI).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Around and under the Haas TM-1 Tool Room Mill machine at 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA: On or about March 1, 2017, the floor around and beneath the Haas TM-1 was not kept clean and the operator was exposed to metal shavings and cutting fluid from the milling machine.
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 342029337.
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