WESTBOROUGH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COSMOS GRANITE NORTHEAST LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of COSMOS GRANITE NORTHEAST LLC in 205 FLANDERS RD, WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 346090996.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COSMOS GRANITE NORTHEAST LLC
- Site address
- 205 FLANDERS RD
- City
- WESTBOROUGH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01581
- Mailing
- 205 FLANDERS RD, WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581
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
- 493110
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not provide respirator users with information contained in Appendix D to this section when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees required to wear N95 masks while uncrating received stone slabs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer required and allowed two employees to wear N95 respirators without having ensured they had received a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer provided and required the use of N95 respirators for employees who uncrated stone slabs. However, the employer did not ensure employees were fit tested prior to initial use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 A05
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $3,958 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial trucks were equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered: 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer allowed employees to operate three powered industrial trucks that were equipped with boom crane type attachments that were not factory installed. The trucks' data plates were not marked to identify these attachments and show updated weights and load capacities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3958
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,594 · Current $3,222 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at least included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer had not implemented a written hazard communication program to explain how the employer will meet the hazard communication program requirements for the Acetone, Diesel Exhaust Fluid, and other hazardous materials used at the establishment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3222
- — Z (S) $5594
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022 and at times prior, the employer did not maintain paper or electronic copies of safety data sheets for hazardous materials used in the workplace. There was not a safety data sheet available for the Acetone and Diesel Exhaust Fluid used by employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation. 205 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA: On July 20, 2022, and at times prior, the employer had documentation that employees had received formal training, but had no documents for the performance evaluations that were conducted by the powered industrial truck trainer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 346090996.
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