METHUEN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: METALCRAFTERS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of METALCRAFTERS, INC. in 104 PLEASANT VALLEY STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 345512743.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METALCRAFTERS, INC.
- Site address
- 104 PLEASANT VALLEY STREET
- City
- METHUEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01844
- Mailing
- 104 PLEASANT VALLEY STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844
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
- 332322
- Employees
- 95
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $5,076 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: 104 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, MA a) On or about 10/19/21, an employee conducting aluminum grinding with a pneumatic grinder was exposed to continuous noise levels at 73.5% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 80 dBA) during the 431 minute sampling period on October 19, 2021; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 49 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5076.4
- — Z (S) $7252
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: 104 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA a) On or about September 2, 2021, the employer did not establish the elements of a written program for the voluntary use of half-face elastomeric respirators worn by employees during aluminum grinding tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3626
- — Z (S) $7252
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee voluntarily used the respirator in the workplace: 104 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA a) On or about September 2, 2021, the employer did not conduct a medical evaluation of employees that voluntarily wore tight-fitting half-face elastomeric respirators in the workplace while conducting aluminum grinding tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.252 A02 V
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(v):Where combustible materials such as paper clippings, wood shavings, or textile fibers were on the floor, the employer did not ensure that the floor was swept clean for a radius of 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation: 104 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA a) On or about 9/2/2021, the employer did not ensure that the floor was swept clean of combustible aluminum dust within 35 feet of a welding operation. Aluminum dust was located on the floor of the facility immediately adjacent to the welder's screen.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $10151
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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 345512743.
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