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OSHA Inspection: PROGRESS PALLET INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
98 WEST GROVE STREET
City
MIDDLEBORO
State
MA
ZIP
02346
Mailing
98 WEST GROVE STREET, MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321999
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

7 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 40 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Feb 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 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, 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

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $4,310 · Current $2,155 Reduced
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 14, 2017
Abate by
Nov 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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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