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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 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
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2019
- Abate by
- May 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $800 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
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2019
- Abate by
- May 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $319 · Current $100 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343793642.
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