CUMBERLAND, RI —
OSHA Inspection: THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC. in 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI 02864 (NAICS 335929). OSHA activity number 346940521.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD
- City
- CUMBERLAND
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02864
- Mailing
- 5 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI 02864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 335929
- Employees
- 127
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,609 · Current $10,226 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, control of hazardous energy procedures were not utilized by an employee who was attempting to re-route a wire onto a pulley at the rear of line 249 while the machine was running.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10226.3
- — Z (S) $14609
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, an affected employee was not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, an employee was injured on line 249 when he accessed a rotating part due to the rear side of the area being unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 G02 I
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,436 · Current $7,305 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials participated in a training program. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/23/2023, an employee was exposed to bloodborne pathogens, when he was instructed to clean a workstation after a laceration event, without the necessary training to protect himself from potentially infectious body fluids and clean-up materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7305.2
- — Z (S) $10436
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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 346940521.
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