ATTLEBORO, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS, LLC in 39 PERRY AVENUE, ATTLEBORO, MA 02703 (NAICS 331221). OSHA activity number 342493293.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS, LLC
- Site address
- 39 PERRY AVENUE
- City
- ATTLEBORO
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02703
- Mailing
- 39 PERRY AVENUE, ATTLEBORO, MA 02703
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 331221
- Employees
- 320
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2018
- Abate by
- May 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $4,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to skin and respiratory chemical burn hazards: Waste Water Treatment Plant and Adjacent Areas: On or about July 19, 2017, a leak of approximately 31% hydrochloric acid occurred at a diaphragm pump downstream from an 800-gallon capacity storage tank which was part of the waste water treatment system. An employee who was traveling by the Waste Water Treatment area was suddenly engulfed in a vapor cloud of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Two other employees who assessed to work condition before the facility was evacuated were also exposed to the acid vapor cloud.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4700
- — Z (S) $7853
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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 342493293.
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