SMITHFIELD, RI —
OSHA Inspection: GREENVILLE READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of GREENVILLE READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. in 79 CEDAR SWAMP ROAD, SMITHFIELD, RI 02917 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 345598387.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GREENVILLE READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.
- Site address
- 79 CEDAR SWAMP ROAD
- City
- SMITHFIELD
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02917
- Mailing
- 79 CEDAR SWAMP ROAD, SMITHFIELD, RI 02917
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 327320
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided, and utilized, personal fall protection systems, or equivalent, when tasked with conducting maintenance on the platform of cement trucks, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211; at a height of approximately eight feet, eleven inches (8'11") above the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $11,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer did not evaluate the workplace for permit-required confined spaces when employees are assigned to conduct work inside cement truck drums, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211; exposing them to silica dust, rotating drums and augers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11000
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer did not inform employees of the permit required confined spaces when employees were entering cement truck drums, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211; exposing them to silica dust, rotating drums and augers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C03
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer failed to prevent employees from entering permit required confined spaces when employees were tasked with conducting maintenance on the cement truck drums, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211. Employees were entering the cement truck drums exposing them to silica dust, rotating drums and augers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $11,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program when employees were tasked with conducting maintenance on cement trucks, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211. The energy sources include electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11000
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) Yard: On or about 10/21/2021, the employer did not develop, document, and utilize a lockout/tagout procedures when employees were tasked with conducting maintenance on cement trucks, including but not limited to the Advance Mixer Inc. Cement Truck. Ser. No. 1263886, Vehicle I.D No. 1A9TAC4S2G007211. The energy sources include electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic.
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 345598387.
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