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OSHA Inspection: ARBORWAY METAL FINISHING, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ARBORWAY METAL FINISHING, INC. in 401 VFW DRIVE, ROCKLAND, MA 02370 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 342295755.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
401 VFW DRIVE
City
ROCKLAND
State
MA
ZIP
02370
Mailing
401 VFW DRIVE, ROCKLAND, MA 02370
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332813
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.28 B06 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 13, 2017
Abate by
Nov 2, 2017
Penalty
Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system when the equipment was not covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard.  Location: Plating Room  The employer did not properly guard the opening to the pit behind the plating tanks that contained spills and overflow of dangerous chemicals from the tanks.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $2173

1910.132 D01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 13, 2017
Abate by
Dec 1, 2017
Penalty
Initial $1,847 · Current $500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    Location: Plating Room    An employee was dipping metal parts into tanks containing corrosive and toxic chemicals, and he was wearing a short-sleeve shirt, exposing his skin to splashes.    Solutions/Products Contained the Following Chemicals with Skin Hazards:    1) Hydrofluoric Acid: Severely corrosive and capable of causing severe systemic health conditions  2) Sulfuric Acid: Corrosive  3) Muriatic Acid-Corrosive  3) Chromates: Skin ulcers and nasal septum ulcers and perforations; allergic contact dermatitis  4) Sodium hydroxide: Caustic  5) Nickel: Sensitizers  6) Zinc Chloride: Chemical burns
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500
  • · Z (S) $1847

1910.1200 F05

Serious Gravity 1 20 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Sep 13, 2017
Abate by
Nov 1, 2017
Penalty
Initial $1,385 · Current $400 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein    Location: Facility    The employer did not ensure that both the plating tanks, barrels of dyes, and the hazardous waste barrels had appropriate labels on them that referenced the chemical names, hazard statements and precautions pictograms, and the supplier name and address.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $400
  • · Z (S) $1385

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