SHREWSBURY, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SUPERCON INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SUPERCON INC. in 830 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545 (NAICS 331422). OSHA activity number 343682845.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUPERCON INC.
- Site address
- 830 BOSTON TURNPIKE
- City
- SHREWSBURY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01545
- Mailing
- 830 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 331422
- Employees
- 41
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 G08 II B
- Issued
- May 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,306 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Unless a physician determines that the standard threshold shift is not work-related or aggravated by occupational noise exposure, the employer did not ensure, when a standard threshold shift occurs, that for employees already using hearing protectors, employees be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary: In the production area at 830 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA, employees diagnosed with a work-related standard threshold shift were not refitted or retrained in the use of hearing protectors.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5306
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: In the acid room at 830 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA, employees required to wear tight fitting, negative pressure, respirators have not been fit tested annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: At the facility located at 830 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA, on and before December 27, 2018, the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6630
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- May 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section: In the acid room at 830 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA, on and before December 27, 2018, several permanently installed dip tanks had missing and/or obscured labels. In addition, a dip tank containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid was in use on the floor which was not labeled, tagged or marked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- May 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training annually and/or more often if necessary: In the acid room at 830 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA, employees required to wear tight fitting, negative pressure, respirators were not trained annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 343682845.
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