WESTFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PARAGON MFG., INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PARAGON MFG., INC. in 61 UNION STREET, WESTFIELD, MA 01085 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 342927852.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PARAGON MFG., INC.
- Site address
- 61 UNION STREET
- City
- WESTFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01085
- Mailing
- 61 UNION STREET, WESTFIELD, MA 01085
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,588 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: 61 Union St, Westfield, MA On February 6, 2018 and at times prior, the employer had not developed machine specific procedures for employees to utilize when performing maintenance and serving tasks on numerous CNC and manual metal manufacturing machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2587.5
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: 61 Union St, Westfield, MA As of February 6, 2018, the employer had not performed a periodic inspection that ensured each procedure was inspected for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task and did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018
- Abate by
- May 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment: 61 Union St, Westfield, MA On February 6, 2018 and at times prior, an authorized management employee locked out the energy sources and then assigned affected employees to assist with minor maintenance or left them alone to perform the minor cleaning tasks. The affected employees did not affix their own locks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,588 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): 61 Union St, Westfield, MA On January 5, 2018 and at times prior, an employee used a table saw without any guarding or alternate protection when cutting slits in cardboard. On January 5, 2018, that employee received partial finger amputation while cutting cardboard without guarding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2587.5
- — Z (S) $5174
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident was not reported within 24 hours. 61 Union St, Westfield, MA As of February 6, 2018 at the opening of the inspection, the employer had not reported to OSHA that on January 5, 2018 an employee had received an amputation injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $3696
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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 342927852.
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