ASHLAND, ME —
OSHA Inspection: NORTHEAST PELLETS, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NORTHEAST PELLETS, LLC in 53 REALTY ROAD, ASHLAND, ME 04732 (NAICS 321219). OSHA activity number 342670197.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHEAST PELLETS, LLC
- Site address
- 53 REALTY ROAD
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04732
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 19, ASHLAND, ME 04732
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 321219
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,987 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: Facility - The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine what spaces were permit-required confined spaces.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $2987
- — Z (S) $2987
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,987 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: Facility - The employer did not post danger signs at the location of permit-required confined spaces.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $2987
- — Z (S) $2987
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,987 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: Pellet Silo - Employer did not develop or implement a written permit confined space program for employees emptying smoldering pellets out of the pellet silo.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $2987
- — Z (S) $2987
1910.146 C05 II C
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,987 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii): Employer did not evaluate permit required confined space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing or monitoring the space as necessary:: Pellet Silo - The employer did not test the atmosphere inside the smoldering silo before employees entered the confined space.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $2987
- — Z (S) $2987
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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 342670197.
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