LAWRENCE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED LINEN SERVICES INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNITED LINEN SERVICES INC. in 65 MANCHESTER STREET, LAWRENCE, MA 01840 (NAICS 812320). OSHA activity number 344246897.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED LINEN SERVICES INC.
- Site address
- 65 MANCHESTER STREET
- City
- LAWRENCE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01840
- Mailing
- 65 MANCHESTER STREET, LAWRENCE, MA 01840
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
- 812320
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C11
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11): The employer did not ensure that portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface had side rails that extended at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface. (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA 01840: On or about 08/19/2019, employees were exposed to falls, while accessing work area where the portable ladder did not extend three foot above the landing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $11934
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, employees were exposed to falls over 11 feet when accessing the top of a tunnel wash machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.36 B02
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(2): More than two exit routes were not available in the workplace where the number of employees, the size of the building, its occupancy, or the arrangement of the workplace was such that all employees would not be able to evacuate safely during an emergency: (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, the exit routes were not arranged in the work place that all employees would be able to evacuate safely during an emergency.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $5000
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $11934
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,525 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, the employees were working in a tunnel wash machine and the employer did not evaluate the confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $8525
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, the employer did not develop and implement a written program for confined space entry.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C02 II
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii): The employer's tagout energy control program procedures did not successfully comply with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3) and no lockout was provided for employee protection: (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, employees were observed working on a Tunnel wash machine clearing a jam and the system was not locked or tagged out.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $11934
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,525 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): (a) Location - 65 Manchester Street, Lawrence, MA: On or about 08/19/2019, employees were exposed to energized electrical working around electrical box that was not covered.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $8525
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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 344246897.
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