MIDDLETON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SALEM METAL, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SALEM METAL, INC. in 177 NORTH MAIN STREET, MIDDLETON, MA 01949 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 346584774.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SALEM METAL, INC.
- Site address
- 177 NORTH MAIN STREET
- City
- MIDDLETON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01949
- Mailing
- 177 NORTH MAIN STREET, MIDDLETON, MA 01949
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 332311
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,000 Reduced
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: Location: Main shop, 177 North Main Street, Middleton On or about 3/21/23, the employer did not conduct medical evaluations of employees that voluntarily wear tight-fitting elastomeric respirators prior to use. Employees may be exposed to respiratory distress hazards due to unidentified medical factors while wearing tight-fitting respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2000
- — C (S) $4687
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $877 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): Location: Main shop, 177 North Main Street, Middleton On or about 3/22/23, the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program that complied with the requirements of the 2012 GHS standard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $877
- — Z (O) $877
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party. Location: Main shop, 177 North Main Street, Middleton On or about 3/21/23, the employer did not label containers that complied with the requirements of the 2012 GHS standard. Two spray bottles located in the grinding booth contained unlabeled chemicals.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Location: Main shop, 177 North Main Street, Middleton On or about 3/22/23, the employer did not train employees based upon a written hazard communication program that complied with the requirements of the 2012 GHS standard.
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 346584774.
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