FALL RIVER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: RECTORSEAL, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of RECTORSEAL, LLC in 1244 DAVOL STREET, FALL RIVER, MA 02720 (NAICS 333415). OSHA activity number 342851714.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RECTORSEAL, LLC
- Site address
- 1244 DAVOL STREET
- City
- FALL RIVER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02720
- Mailing
- 1244 DAVOL STREET, FALL RIVER, MA 02720
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
- 333415
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.160 B01
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.160(b)(1): Fixed extinguishing system components and agents were not designed and approved for use on the specific fire hazards they were expected to control or extinguish: Location: Chemical Room While mixing aluminum and calcium formate, an explosion occurred, and automatic water sprinklers were activated; water is not approved as a fire suppressant for fires that would be expected to result from aluminum dust explosions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3104.4
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: Location: Chemical Room 1) Flexible cord attached to large Stokes 900-525-2(R) Rotary Tablet Press was not connected to a fitting so that tension would not be transmitted to terminal joint. 2) Flexible cord attached to foot pedal on Mateer powder filler was not connected to a fitting so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws 3)Flexible cords to Hobart mixer and Con Air WOR-TEX Coarse Grinder Granulator shutoffs were not connected to a fitting so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3104.4
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,398 · Current $2,639 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: Location: Chemical Area The employer did not inform all employees working in the chemical room of the severity of the explosions that could result from mixing powders and dusts, some of which are potentially combustible, including aluminum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2638.8
- — Z (S) $4398
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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 342851714.
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