LEOMINSTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND FABRICATED METALS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NEW ENGLAND FABRICATED METALS, INC. in 101 CRAWFORD STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 347226201.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW ENGLAND FABRICATED METALS, INC.
- Site address
- 101 CRAWFORD STREET
- City
- LEOMINSTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01453
- Mailing
- 101 CRAWFORD STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453
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
- 332322
- Employees
- 31
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,067 · Current $5,808 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: 101 Crawford St, Leominster, MA: On and before January 23, 2024, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees and outside contractors who performed maintenance and servicing activities on company machines. *Abatement Notes: Energy control procedures are required to be documented for all multiple-energy source machines including, but not limited to, press brake machines. Energy control training is required to be documented and provided for all employees who are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized. A periodic inspection shall include the following elements: - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $5807.5
- — I (S) $5807.5
- — Z (S) $8067
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $5,808 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): 101 Crawford St, Leominster, MA: On and before January 17, 2024, employees who operated an Amada RG-50 press brake were able to place their hands into the point of operation during the operating cycle. On January 17, 2024, an employee operating that unguarded press brake received finger amputation injuries.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $5807.5
- — I (S) $5807.5
- — Z (S) $11292
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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 347226201.
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