PRINCETON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATES, INC. in 499 MOUNTAIN RD, PRINCETON, MA 01541 (NAICS 713920). OSHA activity number 347236432.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Site address
- 499 MOUNTAIN RD
- City
- PRINCETON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01541
- Mailing
- 499 MOUNTAIN RD, PRINCETON, MA 01541
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
- 713920
- Employees
- 872
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $9,675 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: 499 Mountain Rd, Princeton, MA: On and before January 23, 2024, employees operated a Ridgid portable table saw without the automatically adjusting hood installed. On January 23, 2024, an employee received finger amputation injuries while ripping a wood trim board on that unguarded Ridgid table saw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9675
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.213 C02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $9,675 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have the spreader installed to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator: 499 Mountain Rd, Princeton, MA: On and before January 23, 2024, employees operated a Ridgid portable table saw without the manufacturer-provided spreader installed. On January 23 , 2024, an employee received finger amputation injuries while ripping a wood trim board on that table saw without the spreader installed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9675
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.213 C03
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator: 499 Mountain Rd, Princeton, MA: On and before January 23, 2024, employees operated a Ridgid portable table saw without the non kickback fingers or dogs installed. On January 23, 2024, an employee received finger amputation injuries while ripping a wood trim board on that unguarded Ridgid table saw.
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 347236432.
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