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ESSEX, MA —

OSHA Inspection: BUBBLE FACTORY LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BUBBLE FACTORY LLC in 69 CHOATE STREET, ESSEX, MA 01929 (NAICS 446120). OSHA activity number 343793642.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
BUBBLE FACTORY LLC
Site address
69 CHOATE STREET
City
ESSEX
State
MA
ZIP
01929
Mailing
69 CHOATE STREET, ESSEX, MA 01929

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
446120
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2273.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.     Location- Furnace and cold shop areas.    On or about February 20, 2019, employees were not medically evaluated prior to donning a tight fitting half face respirators.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $800
  • — Z (S) $2273

1910.134 C02 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $319.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    Location: furnace and cold shop areas.     On or about February 20, 2019, employees voluntarily donning half-face respirators were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $100
  • — Z (O) $319

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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 343793642.