FOXBORO, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CONTINENTAL BIOMASS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CONTINENTAL BIOMASS INDUSTRIES, INC. in 80 EAST BELCHER ROAD, FOXBORO, MA 02035 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 343332060.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONTINENTAL BIOMASS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 80 EAST BELCHER ROAD
- City
- FOXBORO
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02035
- Mailing
- 22 WHITTIER STREET, NEWTON, NH 03858
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
- 811310
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $6,467
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: 80 East Belcher Road, Foxboro, MA 02035 Employees were exposed to amputation and crushing hazards while troubleshooting and servicing the Terex TCB430 Drum Chipper where energy control procedures were not adequately developed, documented, or utilized.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.147 F01 II
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1)(ii): In situations in which lockout or tagout devices were temporarily removed from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment was energized to test or position the machine, equipment, or component thereof, the following sequence of actions was not followed in that removal of employees from the machine or equipment area was not in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of this section: 80 East Belcher Road, Foxboro, Massachusetts: An employee assisting with the troubleshooting and adjustment of a Terex TBC430 Drum Chipper was not removed from the hazardous area where the belt guard had been removed prior to the chipper being re-started.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 F03 I
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft, department or other group: 80 East Belcher Road, Foxboro, MA 02035 Employees were exposed to amputation/laceration hazards while performing troubleshooting and making repairs and adjustments to a Terex TBC430 Drum Chipper where group lockout/tagout procedures were not utilized.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation: 80 East Belcher Road, Foxboro, Massachusetts: An employee assisting in troubleshooting of a Terex TBC430 Drum Chipper, had not been trained as an authorized employee.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3880
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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 343332060.
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