ROCKLAND, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER FABRICATION, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BOSTON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER FABRICATION, INC. in 10 COMMERCE ROAD, ROCKLAND, MA 02370 (NAICS 332913). OSHA activity number 342122561.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOSTON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER FABRICATION, INC.
- Site address
- 10 COMMERCE ROAD
- City
- ROCKLAND
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02370
- Mailing
- 10 COMMERCE ROAD, ROCKLAND, MA 02370
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332913
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": Location: Manufacturing Area Employees were exposed to fire hazards because none of the 3 exits in the manufacturing area were marked by signs reading "Exit"
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1141
- — Z (S) $1630
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:(a) Note: Applies to any extinguishers provided in the workplace. Maintenance check includes an internal examination, except extinguishers with stored pressure. Location: Manufacturing Area None of the 3 Badger fire extinguishers had been inspected since 2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1141
- — Z (S) $1630
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years. Location: Manufacturing Floor Workers who had operated the forklift to move products did not complete powered industrial truck training and evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1521.1
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.243 C03
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,259 · Current $2,281 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel Location: Manufacturing Floor Employees are exposed to injuries from flying pieces of broken grinder wheels because they are using hand-held DeWalt and Milwaukee angle grinders that are missing guards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2281.3
- — Z (S) $3259
1910.252 B02 I A
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(A): Helmets or hand shields were not used during all arc welding or arc cutting operations: Location: Manufacturing Floor Welders are exposed to eye injury because they do not use a helmet or a hand shield during plasma arc cutting of steel pipes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1521.1
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- May 2, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Where the work permitted, the welder was not enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide and lamp black, or enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted. Location: Manufacturing Floor Employees are exposed to ultraviolet and visible radiation because the arc welding operations are not enclosed in a booth or screen painted with finishes of low reflectivity, such as zinc oxide and lamp black.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1521.1
- — Z (S) $2173
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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 342122561.
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