WOBURN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: OPTICRAFT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of OPTICRAFT, INC. in 17D EVERBERG RD., WOBURN, MA 01801 (NAICS 333314). OSHA activity number 342961067.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OPTICRAFT, INC.
- Site address
- 17D EVERBERG RD.
- City
- WOBURN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01801
- Mailing
- 17D EVERBERG RD., WOBURN, MA 01801
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
- 333314
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E02 II B 2
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceeded 120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II or III liquids in containers. Location - loading dock area On February 21, 2018, flammable or combustible liquids (acetone, lacquer thinner, and mineral oil) were stored at the outside of storage area (loading dock) that exceeded 120 gallons of total quantity of chemical liquid.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.1052 C02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride in excess of 125 parts per million as determined over a sampling period of 15 minutes: Location - cleaning room On or about June 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that an employee's exposure to methylene chloride did not exceed 125 parts per million of air, as a fifteen-minute time-weight average. An employee who worked with 95% methylene chloride was exposed to methylene chloride at a fifteen-minute time-weight average of 210.1 parts per million of air, approximately 1.68 times the OSHA STEL of 125 parts per million
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.1052 D01 I
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,500 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure: Location - cleaning room On or about June 6, 2018, employees were exposed to methylene chloride while using 95% methylene chloride for cleaning process, and employer did not perform exposure monitoring for methylene chloride to determine each affected employee's exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.1052 F01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(f)(1): Wherever the feasible engineering controls and work practices which can be instituted were not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limit or short term exposure limit: Location - cleaning room On or about June 6, 2018, effective engineering controls were inadequate or not implemented where an employee had a short term exposure of 210 parts per million methylene chloride of air, approximately 1.68 times the OSHA STEL of 125 parts per million.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.1052 J01 I
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available for employees who were or potentially were exposed to methylene chloride at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year, or above the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limit or the short term exposure limit on 10 or more days per year: Location- cleaning room On or about June 6, 2018, employer did not offer medical surveillance to employees who use 95% methylene chloride for cleaning process more than 30 days per year, where OSHA sampling showed an employee exposed to a time weighted average of 14.67 parts per million and a short term exposure level of 210.1 parts per million.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.1052 L01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,434 · Current $2,000 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride: Location - cleaning room On June 6, 2018, Where employees used methylene chloride to perform cleaning process, the employer did not provide adequate information and training on methylene chloride.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4434
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,434 · Current $2,000 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 - cleaning room On or about February 21, 2018, a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented where products such as cleaning chemicals (contains acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methylene chloride) were used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4434
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 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 - cleaning room On or about February 21, 2018, employer did not provide effective information and training for an employee required to use hazardous commercial products, such as cleaning chemicals (contains acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methylene chloride), for cleaning process.
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 342961067.
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