SPRINGFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND SANDBLASTING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NEW ENGLAND SANDBLASTING, LLC in 53 WILBRAHAM RD, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01109 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 346151236.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW ENGLAND SANDBLASTING, LLC
- Site address
- 53 WILBRAHAM RD
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01109
- Mailing
- 221 CRANBERRY HIGHWAY, WEST WAREHAM, MA 02576
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,315 · Current $3,315
15919000
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: 53 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA: On or about 16 August 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not implement the medical evaluation element of the written respiratory protection program for employees who wear elastomeric respirators voluntarily.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3315
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
15919000
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: 53 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA: On or about 16 August 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for all employees performing containment buildup and required to wear elastomeric half-face respirators.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 346151236.
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