NORWOOD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: APPLIED PLASTICS CO. INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of APPLIED PLASTICS CO. INC in 25 ENDICOTT STREET, NORWOOD, MA 02062 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 342209533.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APPLIED PLASTICS CO. INC
- Site address
- 25 ENDICOTT STREET
- City
- NORWOOD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02062
- Mailing
- 25 ENDICOTT STREET, NORWOOD, MA 02062
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332812
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,663 · Current $2,564 Reduced
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 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels(equivalent dose 50%) measured on the A scale: On 6-28-17, An employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average noise level of 96.6 dBA (equivalent dose 251%) in excess of the 85 dBA(equivalent dose 50%) action level. A hearing conservation program was not fully implemented for employees performing abrasive blasting operations on metal parts. A program shall include monitoring, audiometric testing, the offering of hearing protection, training, and the posting of the hearing conservation standard 1910.95.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2564.1
- · Z (S) $3663
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342209533.
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