KENYON, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: KENYON INDUSTRIES INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KENYON INDUSTRIES INC in 36 SHERMAN AVENUE, KENYON, RI 02836 (NAICS 313310). OSHA activity number 345211262.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KENYON INDUSTRIES INC
- Site address
- 36 SHERMAN AVENUE
- City
- KENYON
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02836
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 115, SHANNOCK, RI 02875
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 313310
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $9,557 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to caught-in, crushing, cutting and amputation type injuries while manually removing a shaft from a cylinder by striking it against a hard surface: (a) Maintenance Area: On or about 3/29/2021, employees rammed a metal roller into a forklift counterweight as a means of dislodging the roller shaft from the cylinder, which resulted in a finger amputation injury to an employee performing this task.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9557.1
- · Z (S) $13653
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,802 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous conditions. (a) Maintenance Area: On or about 3/29/2021, the employer did not require employees to use appropriate protective gloves when handling sharp or abrasive items.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $7802
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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 345211262.
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