PLYMOUTH, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED in 45 ALDRIN ROAD PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL PARK, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 344644992.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 45 ALDRIN ROAD PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL PARK
- City
- PLYMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02360
- Mailing
- 45 ALDRIN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332812
- Employees
- 547
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $7,374 · Current $3,687 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items of this section: Gray (Etch) Room: Employer's energy control procedures for locking out and tagging out the ET-17 Copper Etching Machine did not contain all of the information required by this section. This information included, but was not limited to, the following: a) Specific statement of the intended use of the procedure for ET-17 Machine. b) Specific procedural steps for shutting down and isolating the ET-17 Machine to control hazardous energy such as electrical, pneumatic, and corrosive ferric chloride solution under pressure. c) Specific procedural steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout tagout (LOTO) devices for ET-17 Machine. d) Specific requirement for testing the ET-17 Machine to determine and verify effectiveness of the LOTO devices.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3687
- · Z (S) $7374
1910.147 E01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $7,374 · Current $3,687 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(1): Before lockout or tagout devices were removed and energy was restored to the machine or equipment, authorized employees did not inspect the work area to ensure that nonessential items had been removed and that machine or equipment components were operationally intact: Gray (Etch) Room: Employer did not ensure that before lockout devices were removed and energy restored to the ET-17 Copper Etch Machine, authorized employees inspected the equipment components of ET-17 machine to ensure the machine was operationally intact. On or about January 14, 2020, an employee was splashed by corrosive ferric chloride solution when a section of piping was not re-installed following repair work before lockout devices were removed and energy restored.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3687
- · Z (S) $7374
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344644992.
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