AVON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC in 20 LEDIN DRIVE, AVON, MA 02322 (NAICS 339113). OSHA activity number 343521233.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC
- Site address
- 20 LEDIN DRIVE
- City
- AVON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02322
- Mailing
- 20 LEDIN DRIVE, AVON, MA 02322
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
- 339113
- Employees
- 165
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Production Shop, Fabrication Area: The saw blade of the Jet Table Saw was not guarded while a worker was cutting a plastic sheet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $11641
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: Production Shop, Fabrication Area: The Jet Table Saw did not have a hood guard for the blade of the saw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 C02
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator: Production Shop, Fabrication Area: The Jet Table Saw was not equipped with a spreader.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 C03
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator: Production Shop, Fabrication Area: The Jet Table Saw did not have non kickback fingers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 B03
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3): On applications where injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power failures, provisions were not made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power. Production Shop, Fabrication: The Jet Table Saw used for wood cutting, did not have a magnetic starter box so that in the event of a power failure when the power returns the saw will not start.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $4989
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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 343521233.
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