PALMER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: OSTERMAN PROPANE, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of OSTERMAN PROPANE, LLC in 1 BLANCHARD ST, PALMER, MA 01069 (NAICS 454390). OSHA activity number 343801882.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OSTERMAN PROPANE, LLC
- Site address
- 1 BLANCHARD ST
- City
- PALMER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01069
- Mailing
- 1 MEMORIAL SQUARE, WHITINSVILLE, MA 01588
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
- 454390
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,525 · Current $5,968 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: 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 and at times prior, an employee regularly wore a respirator while spray painting, but had not received a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5967.5
- — Z (S) $8525
1910.134 K05
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): the employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training at least annually for employees who are required to use respirators: 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 and for many years prior, the employer had not provided annual respirator training to an employee who regularly wore a respirator while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $8,354 Reduced
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: 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 and for many years prior, the employer had not performed oversight inspections of the painter and vehicle mechanic employees to ensure they followed energy control procedures established by the employer and the vehicle manufacturers. The employer also did not ensure that the inspector annually reviewed with each authorized employee their responsibilities under the employers energy control program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8353.8
- — Z (S) $11934
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 at the beginning of the inspection, the employer had not instructed affected employees, including drivers who entered the maintenance shop and operated company vehicles, in the purpose and their responsibilities under the employer's energy control program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I C
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(C): All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, were not instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out. 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 at the beginning of the inspection, the employer had not instructed supervisory and administrative employees about the employer's energy control procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- May 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: 1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA On February 22, 2019 at the start of the inspection, the employer had not provided Appendix D information to employees who used non-mandatory respirators, including Gerson 1730 NIOSH N95, filtering facepiece device (FFPD) respirators.
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 343801882.
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