MIDDLEBORO, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PROGRESS PALLET INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PROGRESS PALLET INC. in 98 WEST GROVE STREET, MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346 (NAICS 321999). OSHA activity number 342230976.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROGRESS PALLET INC.
- Site address
- 98 WEST GROVE STREET
- City
- MIDDLEBORO
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02346
- Mailing
- 98 WEST GROVE STREET, MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 321999
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 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: Worksite: The employer did not develop lockout tagout procedures for each machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2155
- — Z (S) $4310
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 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: Loading Dock Area: 1) Conveyor chains of the Bronco Stacker were not adequately guarded. 2) The descending tables of the Bronco Stacker were not adequately guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2155
- — Z (S) $4310
1910.213 G01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1): Swing cutoff saw(s) were not provided with an automatically adjusting hood that completely enclosed the upper half of the saw, the arbor end, and the point of operation at all positions of the saw: New Life Area: The arbor and the lower portion of the blade of the cutoff saw were not adequately guarded. Nailing Dept.: The arbor and the lower part of the blade of the swing cutoff saw were not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2155
- — Z (S) $4310
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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. Loading Dock Area: The horn and lights of the Toyota Forklift were broken.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.213 C02
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator: Nailing Dept.: The table saw was not equipped with a spreader bar.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.213 C03
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator: Nailing Dept.: The table saw did not have non kickback fingers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: Trim Saw: A chain and sprocket wheel drive a the back end of the trim saw was not guarded.
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 342230976.
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