BRISTOL, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED SPRING - BARNES GROUP, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ASSOCIATED SPRING - BARNES GROUP, INC. in 18 MAIN STREET, BRISTOL, CT 06010 (NAICS 332613). OSHA activity number 345794556.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ASSOCIATED SPRING - BARNES GROUP, INC.
- Site address
- 18 MAIN STREET
- City
- BRISTOL
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06010
- Mailing
- 18 MAIN STREET, BRISTOL, CT 06010
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332613
- Employees
- 93
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $6,215 · Current $4,351 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Hardening Shop: On, or about, February 11, 2022, the following blast tumblers allowed the internal belt to run with a momentary activation of the run control and the door open: 1. Blaster #1, Pangborn. 2. Blaster #3, Pangborn.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4350.5
- · Z (S) $6215
1910.332 B01
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,770 · Current $5,439 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments: Plant: On, or about, May 3, 2022, an employee who performed electrical work in the plant had not been sufficiently trained regarding safe electrical work practices in the plant, specifically, what work was permitted to be done live and what work was required to be done with the equipment de-energized.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5439
- · Z (S) $7770
1910.333 A01
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not de-energized before the employee worked on or near them: Wash Line: On, or about, the week of April 18, 2022, a buss mounted disconnect switch was installed into a live buss bar to energize the Abtex machine after it was relocated from another area of the plant.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed: Plant: On, or about, May 13, 2022, employees who worked on and around energized electrical equipment were not provided with fire resistive balaclavas.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345794556.
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