SOUTHBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTHBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC in 14 MECHANIC STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550 (NAICS 721110). OSHA activity number 343471223.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC
- Site address
- 14 MECHANIC STREET
- City
- SOUTHBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01550
- Mailing
- 14 MECHANIC STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550
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
- 721110
- Employees
- 62
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced
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: 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA: On September 18, 2018 and at times prior, employees who performed maintenance on equipment and machine operator employees who unjammed and made adjustments to belt ribbons did not utilize energy control procedures. On September 18, 2018, two maintenance employees working on the Chicago Ironing Folding Machine placed one lock on the electrical energy source, but did not lock either the pneumatic or flammable gas energy sources.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4527
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment: 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA: On September 18, 2018 and at times prior, employees performing maintenance and servicing tasks periodically shared a single lockout device for the protection of multiple employees. On September 18, 2018, two maintenance employees who were exposed to hazards while working on the Chicago Ironing Folding machine placed only one lock on the electrical energy source.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy. 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA: On September 18, 2018 and at times prior, the employer's energy control procedure was generic to all machines and did not specify the steps to shut down, isolate, and secure machines to control hazardous energy. The employer did not have an energy control procedure for the Chicago Ironing Folding machine and did not specify the devices to use to control the electrical, pneumatic, thermal, and flammable gas sources of energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4527
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA: As of September 18, 2018 and for years prior, the employer had not performed a periodic inspection that ensured each procedure was inspected for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task. The employer also did not ensure that the inspector reviewed each authorized employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA: On September 18, 2018 and at times prior, not all authorized, affected, and other employees had been trained on their individual responsibilities concerning the employer's energy control program. As of September 14, 2018, an employee had not been trained on the methods to safely lock out the Chicago Ironing Folding machine for ribbon straightening or for unjamming and the employee was working on the machine while it was operating.
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 343471223.
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