WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ROSS EXPRESS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ROSS EXPRESS LLC in 1311 UNION STREET EXT, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 (NAICS 484110). OSHA activity number 347233504.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ROSS EXPRESS LLC
- Site address
- 1311 UNION STREET EXT
- City
- WEST SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01089
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 8908, PENACOOK, NH 03303
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
- 484110
- Employees
- 72
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $9,218 · Current $6,913 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): West side loading dock at 1311 Union Street Ext., West Springfield, MA: On January 25, 2024, and at times prior, employees worked near an open dock and utilized a loading ramp that was approximately 4 foot 7 inches to the next lower level without the use of any system to prevent employees from falling to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6913
- — Z (S) $9218
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $80,655 · Current $60,491 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to injuries caused by the operation, collision, and/or rollover of powered industrial trucks and the failure to wear seat belts: Loading dock, 1311 Union Street Ext., West Springfield, MA: On January 23, 2024, and at times prior, employees operated powered industrial trucks without utilizing the operator restraint system. Ross Express LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard, OSH Act of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1632471, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2023, with respect to a workplace at 15 Page Rd West, Hermon, ME.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $60491
- — Z (R) $80655
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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 347233504.
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