DANVERS, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MERRIMACK VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MERRIMACK VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CO., INC. in 50 PRINCE STREET, DANVERS, MA 01923 (NAICS 424810). OSHA activity number 344108105.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MERRIMACK VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- 50 PRINCE STREET
- City
- DANVERS
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01923
- Mailing
- 50 PRINCE STREET, DANVERS, MA 01923
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424810
- Employees
- 130
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,229 · Current $7,160 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: Location - recycling area On or about June 25, 2019, an employee was exposed to noise levels exceeding the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85dBA while operating can crushing machine. The employee was exposed to continuous noise level of 88.5dBA as an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA), which was equivalent to 81.3% of the permissible daily noise exposure during 316 minutes sampling period and zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled time period. The employer did not develop and implement a hearing conservation program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7160.3
- — Z (S) $10229
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $4,773 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: Location - throughout facility On or about June 19, 2019, employees who operated the powered industrial truck were not evaluated at least once every three years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4773.3
- — Z (S) $6819
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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 344108105.
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