NORTH ANDOVER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GOURMET SPECIALTY FOODS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GOURMET SPECIALTY FOODS in 100 WILLOW STREET UNIT 1, NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845 (NAICS 311991). OSHA activity number 347441644.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GOURMET SPECIALTY FOODS
- Site address
- 100 WILLOW STREET UNIT 1
- City
- NORTH ANDOVER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01845
- Mailing
- 100 WILLOW STREET UNIT 1, NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
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
- 311991
- Employees
- 105
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,296 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) - Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Location - Production Floor On or about 4/26/2024, an exit route in the rear of the building was obstructed by packaging materials on a metal shelf.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $8296
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) - Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": Location - Production Floor On or about 4/26/2024, a door leading from a production area to the path of egress was not marked "Exit" as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) - The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: Location - Production Area On or about 4/24/24, an employee attempted a machine service on a ULMA Vacuum Packaging Machine without an appropriate level of training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $14518
1904.29 B04
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(4) - A form with equivalent information to OSHA's 301, Injury and Illness Incident Report, was not used by the employer to document each recordable injury and illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log: Location - Throughout Facility On or about, 4/26/2024, a form used to record a work-related amputation did not contain all the required information as on an OSHA 301 Incident Report.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (O) $2074
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $1,165 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) - The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: Location - Production Floor On or about 4/26/2024, periodic inspections of the energy control procedures developed for the ULMA Vacuum Packaging Machine had not been certified.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $750
- — Z (O) $1165
1910.178 L05
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,296 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5) - The employer did not evaluate the competency of the operator who had previously received training appropriate to the truck and working conditions encountered: Location - Warehouse On or about 4/26/24, an employee had not been evaluated, and/or certified to operate the powered industrial trucks (PIT) onsite by the current employer as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $750
- — Z (S) $8296
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $1,165 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) - The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation: Location - Warehouse On or about 4/26/2024, employees had not been certified to operate powered industrial trucks by the employer as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1165
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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 347441644.
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