NEW BEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BLUE HARVEST FISHERIES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BLUE HARVEST FISHERIES, LLC in 40 HERMAN MELVILLE BOULEVARD, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 (NAICS 424460). OSHA activity number 344282454.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BLUE HARVEST FISHERIES, LLC
- Site address
- 40 HERMAN MELVILLE BOULEVARD
- City
- NEW BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02740
- Mailing
- 40 HERMAN MELVILLE BOULEVARD, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 424460
- Employees
- 316
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $7,711 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating conditions: Front Production Room: The horn of the Raymond Fork Truck #104 was not operable.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $7711
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,639 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Production Room: 1) Conveyor chain and sprocket wheel pinchpoints of the fnishing conveyor were not guarded. 2) Conveyor chain and sprocket wheel pinchpoints at both ends of the gurry conveyor for Baader 189 were not guarded. 3) The feed side and exit side of Baader 189 Machine were not adequately guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $9639
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,554 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible: A cover for a chain drive for the Baader 189 Machine was not secured to the machine properly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6554
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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 344282454.
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