KINGSTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: L. KNIFE AND SON, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of L. KNIFE AND SON, INC. in 35 ELDER STREET, KINGSTON, MA 02364 (NAICS 424810). OSHA activity number 343371134.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- L. KNIFE AND SON, INC.
- Site address
- 35 ELDER STREET
- City
- KINGSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02364
- Mailing
- 35 ELDER AVENUE PO BOX K, KINGSTON, MA 02364
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424810
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 M08
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,654 · Current $2,827 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(8): There was not sufficient headroom under overhead installations, lights, pipes, sprinkler system, etc: Location: Warehouse Where forklifts were used to retrieve pallets stored on racks, the employer did not ensure that there was sufficient headroom between the highest pallet stack and both the overhead Freon 22 refrigerant and the condensation pipes.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2827
- · Z (S) $5654
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,654 · Current $2,827 Reduced
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: The employer did not provide effective information to the employees on the hazards of the R22 refrigerant in the pipes, the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and how to obtain safety data sheets.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2827
- · Z (S) $5654
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343371134.
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