WEST ROXBURY, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ABCORP NA
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ABCORP NA in 225 RIVERMOOR STREET, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132 (NAICS 323111). OSHA activity number 343995205.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABCORP NA
- Site address
- 225 RIVERMOOR STREET
- City
- WEST ROXBURY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02132
- Mailing
- 225 RIVERMOOR STREET, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 323111
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Location: Shipping and Receiving; Punch Press Area Instance B: The company does not utilize lockout procedures when performing maintenance and servicing tasks such as die setting. Instance C: The written Lockout-Tagout procedure for the Burkle Laminators do not address the hazard posed by high temperatures, gravity, or hydraulic energy. It also does not call for the locking out of compressed air sources.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7246
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation. Location: Punch Presses Punch Press Operators and Supervisor who perform servicing and maintenance tasks did not receive lock out / tag out training at the 'authorized employee' level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.217 C02 I B
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(b): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not conform to the maximum permissible opening(s) specified in Table 10 O-10: Location: facility Point of operation guards on Spartanics presses, including the # 4, # 5 and #9 presses did not prevent operators from reaching the point of operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $7246
1910.217 D09 III
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,796 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(iii): The employer did not provide die stops or other means to prevent losing control of the die while setting or removing dies on mechanical power press(es) which were are inclined: Location: Spartanics power presses Employees are exposed to crushing hazards when power press dies are set in the presses and die blocks are not utilized, including the SP-5 press on May 15, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5796
1910.217 E01 I A
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i)(A): Periodic and regular inspections of each power press were not conducted to ensure that all of its parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in safe operating condition and adjustment: Location: Spartanics presses throughout the facility Power presses are not being inspected on a periodic and regular basis to ensure that they are in safe operating condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7246
1910.217 E01 I C
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i)(C): The employer did not maintain a certification record of each inspection, and each maintenance and repair task performed, under the general component of the inspection program that includes the date of the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press inspected, maintained, and repaired. Location: Spartanics power presses throughout the facility The company did not have records documenting the periodic and regular inspection of power presses.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.217 E01 II A
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii)(A): Inspections and tests of each press on a weekly basis were not being completed to determine the condition of the clutch/ brake mechanism, anti-repeat feature and single stroke mechanism. Location: Spartanics presses throughout the facility The company is not inspecting and testing each press' clutch / brake, anti-repeat and single stroke mechanisms on a weekly basis.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.217 B07 III
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): A means of selecting Off, "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous (when the continuous function is furnished) was not supplied with the clutch/brake control to select type of operation of the press or the fixing of selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer. Location: Punch presses. Keys are left in the Mode Selector on the Control Panel.
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 343995205.
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