WOONSOCKET, RI —
OSHA Inspection: RALCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of RALCO INDUSTRIES, INC. in 1112 RIVER STREET, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 342871837.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RALCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1112 RIVER STREET
- City
- WOONSOCKET
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02895
- Mailing
- 1112 RIVER STREET, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $5,173 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: (a) Locker Room and adjacent warehouse areas: On or about 1/8/18 emergency exits were blocked with accumulations of plowed snow from recent snow storms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5173
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: (a) Production lines: On or about 1-8-18 the employer did not ensure each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, such as secondary containers of TMC's 1718POX, was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 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: (a) Extrusion lines and bulk material transfer areas: On or about 1-8-18 the employer did not provide new employees with effective information on the chemical hazards of the materials that they would be working with.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (a) Maintenance Department: On or about 1-8-18 the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for required respirator use when maintaining dust collectors and cleaning dust collector filters.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (a) Workplace: On or about 1-8-18 the employer did not provide employees voluntarily using respirators with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: (a) Maintenance Department: On or about 1-8-18 the employer had not designated a respiratory protection program administrator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 342871837.
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