PAWTUCKET, RI —
OSHA Inspection: THRIFT RECYCLING MANAGEMENT, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THRIFT RECYCLING MANAGEMENT, INC. in 99 WEBSTER STREET, PAWTUCKET, RI 02861 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 345492490.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THRIFT RECYCLING MANAGEMENT, INC.
- Site address
- 99 WEBSTER STREET
- City
- PAWTUCKET
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02861
- Mailing
- 99 WEBSTER STREET, PAWTUCKET, RI 02861
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
- 423930
- Employees
- 41
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $10,728 · Current $6,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made. (a) 99 Webster Street, Pawtucket, RI - Production area On or about 8/24/2021, the employer did not ensure that there was sufficient safe clearance in an aisle where forklifts operated, resulting in a crash incident, and an employee injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6436.8
- — Z (S) $10728
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $6,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident. (a) 99 Webster Street, Pawtucket, RI 02861 On or about 8/24/2021, an employee involved in an accident, driving a powered industrial truck, was not provided refresher training before being allowed to operate a powered industrial truck again.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6436.8
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.178 M01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(1): Trucks shall not be driven up to anyone standing in front of a bench or other fixed object. (a) Production area of 99 Webster Street, Pawtucket, RI. On or about 8/24/2021, employees were exposed to struck by hazards from a PIT being driven up to employees while standing in front of a fixed conveyer belt.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 N06
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): Industrial truck driver was not required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel. (a) Location - 99 Webster Street, Pawtucket, RI On or about 8/24/2021, an employee struck an object while operating a PIT, while traveling with the load positioned too high to visibly see the object that he struck.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 Q01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel: (a) Location - 99 Webster Street, Pawtucket, RI. On or about 8/24/2021, the employer assigned PIT operators to utilize the Toyota Electric Forklift Model #30-7FBCHU25 with badly damaged tires.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345492490.
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