LOWELL, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BRADFORD COATING INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BRADFORD COATING INC. in 75 ROGERS STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852 (NAICS 313320). OSHA activity number 343401303.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRADFORD COATING INC.
- Site address
- 75 ROGERS STREET
- City
- LOWELL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01852
- Mailing
- 75 ROGERS STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 313320
- Employees
- 88
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 B08
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed: Location: Heat Exchanger #1 On or about August 16, 2018, employees leaned a 8-foot, A-frame Lynn ladder against the wall of the heat exchanger to access a permit required confined space to perform cleaning and maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): Location: Inspection Area On or about August 16, 2018 an employee utilized a Merrow, style #70-D38 sewing machine without guarding over the v-belt and pulley exposing the employee to pinch point hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,508 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: Location: C-2000, Winder area On or about August 16, 2018, the programmable logic controller electrical cabinet was damaged and would not close exposing employees to live electrical parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4508
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $744 · Current $250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: Location: Outside - Thermal Oxidizer, VOC emissions control system On or about August 14, 2018, the heat exchangers permit required confined spaces were not labeled with a permit required confined space danger sign.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $250
- — Z (O) $744
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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 343401303.
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