NORWOOD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CERTAINTEED CORPORATION in 1064 PLEASANT STREET, NORWOOD, MA 02062 (NAICS 324122). OSHA activity number 342455730.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1064 PLEASANT STREET
- City
- NORWOOD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02062
- Mailing
- 1077 PLEASANT STREET, NORWOOD, MA 02062
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324122
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 G01
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1): The ceiling of an exit route was not at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high. Location: Shaker Tunnel, rear exit The rear exit consisted of an approximately 4 foot diameter tube that would not allow employees using the exit to stand upright.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $3,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed. Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. Location: Rear exit, Shaker Tunnel The rear exit route had materials and equipment which obstructed and impeded safe exit.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $3848
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
1910.37 B01
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $3,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that employees with normal vision could see along the exit route: Location: Shaker Tunnel, rear exit route. No artificial lighting was provided in the windowless exit route.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $3848
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $3,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: Location: Shaker Tunnel Instance A: The electrical panel is not approved for use in wet and damp locations. Instance B: A pump was being used with an extension cord. This is not allowed by the pump manufacturer.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $3848
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $3,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, were not legibly marked to indicate their purpose and their location and arrangement did not make their purpose evident. Location: Shaker Tunnel electrical panel Two circuits were unlabeled and a third was illegible.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $3848
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
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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 342455730.
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