FITCHBURG, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GREAT WOLF LODGE OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GREAT WOLF LODGE OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC in 150 GREAT WOLF DR, FITCHBURG, MA 01420 (NAICS 721110). OSHA activity number 346546518.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GREAT WOLF LODGE OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC
- Site address
- 150 GREAT WOLF DR
- City
- FITCHBURG
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01420
- Mailing
- 150 GREAT WOLF DRIVE, FITCHBURG, MA 01420
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
- 721110
- Employees
- 657
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $11,162 · Current $5,581 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces: Aquatics department room containing sand filters, 150 Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg MA: On or about 3/6/23, the employer did not provide a safe means of access and egress to an employee who climbed up on an approximately 40 inch high, spherical, sand filter, in order to perform the weekly task of adding sodium thiosulfate to the pipe which adds water to the pool.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5581
- — Z (S) $11162
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,929 · Current $8,929
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: Aquatics department, 150 Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg MA: On or about 3/6/23, an employee wore an MSA full-face respirator voluntarily while working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, chlorine, and calcium hypochlorite, and the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that the employee was medically able to use that respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8929
- — Z (S) $8929
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: Aquatics department, 150 Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg MA: On or about 3/6/23, the employer did not ensure that facial hair was prohibited for an employee voluntarily wearing a full-face elastomeric respirator. An employee had a full beard and wore an MSA full-face respirator while working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, chlorine, and calcium hypochlorite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: Aquatics department, 150 Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg MA: On or about 3/6/23, an employee wore an MSA full-face respirator voluntarily while working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, chlorine, and calcium hypochlorite, and the employer had not provided the information contained in Appendix D to the employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: 150 Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg MA: On or about 3/6/23, employees throughout the facility worked with many different hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, chlorine, and the employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.
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 346546518.
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