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OSHA Inspection: BROOKS, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BROOKS, INC. in 211 BEECHWOOD STREET, THOMASTON, ME 04861 (NAICS 423830). OSHA activity number 342165271.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
BROOKS, INC.
Site address
211 BEECHWOOD STREET
City
THOMASTON
State
ME
ZIP
04861
Mailing
211 BEECHWOOD STREET, THOMASTON, ME 04861
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423830
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2017
Abate by
May 16, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,873 · Current $6,211 Reduced
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, and rotating parts:    Production Area - On or about 2/25/2017, a rotary shear was inadequately guarded in that ingoing nip points posed an amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $6211
  • — Z (S) $8873

1910.219 C02 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2017
Abate by
May 16, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  Production Area - The drive shaft on the rotary shear was not protected by enclosing the shaft completely.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.219 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2017
Abate by
May 16, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  Production Area - The shaft end on the rotary shear was not guarded or removed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2017
Penalty
Initial $6,338 · Current $4,337 Reduced
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    Production Area - An amputation sustained during operation of a rotary shear was not reported by the employer within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $4337
  • — Z (O) $6338

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