GLOUCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOMCO, INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other health inspection of BOMCO, INC. in 125 GLOUCESTER AVENUE, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 345806905.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOMCO, INC.
- Site address
- 125 GLOUCESTER AVENUE
- City
- GLOUCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01930
- Mailing
- 125 GLOUCESTER AVENUE, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 82
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- May 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $3,600 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: Location: Facility On or about February 3, 2022, the Ipsen furnaces were not evaluated to determine if they contained any permit required confined spaces prior to employees or contractors accessing the internal Ipsen furnace spaces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3600
- — Z (S) $7252
1910.146 C08 II
- Issued
- May 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not apprise the contractor of the elements including, the hazards identified and the host employer's experience with the space, that makes the space in question a permit space. Location: Ipsen Furnace area On or about February 3, 2022, employer did not apprise the Ipsen contractor of the hazards potentially present within the Ipsen furnace permit required confined space, including but not limited to, toxic argon gas and high heat levels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- May 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced
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 sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign. Location: Ipsen furnace units On or about February 3, 2022, a danger sign reading 'DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER' or other similar language was not posted on or around the Ipsen furnace permit required confined spaces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $400
- — Z (O) $800
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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 345806905.
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