UXBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NATURE'S MEDICINES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NATURE'S MEDICINES, INC. in 1045 QUAKER HWY, UXBRIDGE, MA 01569 (NAICS 111998). OSHA activity number 346985054.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATURE'S MEDICINES, INC.
- Site address
- 1045 QUAKER HWY
- City
- UXBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01569
- Mailing
- 1045 QUAKER HWY, UXBRIDGE, MA 01569
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
- 111998
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,296 · Current $8,000 Reduced
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, employees spraying hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, 10% hydrogen peroxide were required to wear full-face respirators, and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $8296
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1470
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: 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, employees spraying hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, 10% hydrogen peroxide were required to wear full-face respirators, and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, employees spraying hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, 10% hydrogen peroxide were required to wear full-face respirators, and the employer did not ensure the employee passed a fit test.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,816 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: Women's restroom, entrance hallway, 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, employees were exposed to electrical hazards due to a multi-plug outlet extender which was not listed and labeled for use with a GFCI outlet, which was being used next to a sink to power a small water heater under the sink.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $8816
1910.1200 D01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(d)(1): The chemical manufacturer or importer did not evaluate chemicals produced in their workplaces or imported by them to classify the chemicals' health and physical hazards in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200: Throughout the facility, 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, the employer did not evaluate whether ground cannabis, which is produced in the workplace by the commercial processing of cannabis, was required to be classified as a hazardous chemical under the Hazard Communication Standard due to hazards including, but not limited to, skin and respiratory sensitization by an allergen.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $10372
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: Throughout the facility, 1045 Quaker Hwy, Uxbridge MA: On or about 9/20/23, employees were exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, isopropanol, and hydrogen peroxide, and the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — 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 346985054.
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