CRANSTON, RI —
OSHA Inspection: A & H DUFFY POLISHING AND FINISHING CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of A & H DUFFY POLISHING AND FINISHING CO. in 90 GLEN ROAD, CRANSTON, RI 02905 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 346352404.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A & H DUFFY POLISHING AND FINISHING CO.
- Site address
- 90 GLEN ROAD
- City
- CRANSTON
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02905
- Mailing
- 150 PARK LANE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02907
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 332813
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F01 II
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,539 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide training, to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE, on knowing what PPE is necessary: a) Throughout the Establishment - On or about November 17, 2022, the employer did not provide adequate training to employees, and temporary employees, who were required to use Personal Protective Equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves and safety glasses prior to their use.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $500
- — C (S) $8539
- — Z (S) $8539
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $1,500 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: (a) Shop Floor - Spindle Machines/Zildjian Operation - On or about November 17, 2022, an employee sustained an injury at the point of operation on the company made cymbal sanding/polishing machine, which was not provided with adequate machine guarding methods to protect employees from rotating parts and flying chips.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $1500
- — F (S) $1500
- — C (S) $14063
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft: (a) Shop Floor - Spindle Machines/Zildjian Operation - On or about November 17, 2022, an employee sustained an injury due to unguarded projecting shaft ends which were threaded and projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,831 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) Throughout the Establishment - On or about November 17, 2022, twenty-five employees with the company and temporary employees, had not been provided information and training on hazardous chemicals, such as, but not limited to, Cerakote H-Series: Part A and Cerakote H/HIR/Elite Series Catalyst: Part B, at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced in the facility.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $500
- — C (S) $6831
- — Z (S) $6831
1904.29 A
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29 (a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent. (a) Throughout the Establishment: On or about November 17, 2022, an OSHA Form 300 and 301, or equivalent, for work-related injuries or illnesses was not completed for the calendar years 2017-2022.
Recent events (4)
- — P (O) $500
- — F (O) $500
- — C (O) $2009
1910.1030 H02 II
- Issued
- May 11, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(ii): Employee training records for bloodborne pathogens were not maintained for 3 years from the date on which the training occurred: (a) Throughout the Establishment: On or about November 17, 2022, the employer did not have any records of training on Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure for twenty-five employees and temporary agency employees.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 346352404.
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