BEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: DALE ENGINEERING & SON, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DALE ENGINEERING & SON, INC. in 3 ALFRED CIRCLE, BEDFORD, MA 01730 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 343110060.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DALE ENGINEERING & SON, INC.
- Site address
- 3 ALFRED CIRCLE
- City
- BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01730
- Mailing
- 3 ALFRED CIRCLE, BEDFORD, MA 01730
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $1,616 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) Location - 3 Alfred Circle, Bedford, MA: On or about 4/25/2018, a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training, and periodic inspection has not been developed and implemented to ensure employees performing servicing or maintenance tasks on machines or equipment are protected from the unexpected energizing, startup, or release of stored energy from such machines or equipment while performing such servicing and maintenance tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1616
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- May 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $1,293 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: (a) Location - 3 Alfred Circle, Bedford, MA: On or about 4/25/2018, adjustments were not made to the bench grinders in the machine shop so as to maintain a maximum opening of one eighth inch between the work rest and the grinding wheel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1293
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- May 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: (a) Location - 3 Alfred Circle, Bedford, MA: On or about 4/25/2018, adjustments were not made to the bench grinders in the machine shop so as to maintain a maximum opening of one fourth inch between the end of the safety guard and the grinding wheel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.29 B03
- Issued
- May 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $1,294 · Current $324 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred: (a) Location - 3 Alfred Circle, Bedford, MA: On or about 4/25/2018, recordable workplace injuries were not logged within seven calendar days of being notified of such injuries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $324
- — Z (O) $1294
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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 343110060.
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