SOMERVILLE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: LIFE FORCE GROWERS
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of LIFE FORCE GROWERS in 21 CLIFTON STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144 (NAICS 111219). OSHA activity number 342755915.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LIFE FORCE GROWERS
- Site address
- 21 CLIFTON STREET
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02144
- Mailing
- 21 CLIFTON STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 111219
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $1,350 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: Location - Planting shop On or about November 2, 2017, employees were exposed to a corrosive chemical, 50% hydrogen peroxide, during seed soaking. Employer did not provide them with eyewash station.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1350
- — Z (S) $2716
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f) labeling, (g) safety data sheets, and (h) training will be met: Location- Planting shop On or about November 2, 2017, a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented where 50% hydrogen peroxide was used. Elements of a Written Hazard Communication Program Include; 1. Labeling of chemical containers 2. Maintaining safety data sheets 3. Providing training and information
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1050
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: Location- Planting shop On or about November 2, 2017, the employer did not have a safety data sheet (SDS) for 50% hydrogen peroxide solution.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: Location - Planting shop On or about November 2, 2017, employees exposed to a hazardous chemical, 50% hydrogen peroxide, were not provided information and training on this material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342755915.
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