BRAINTREE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: THE CHIMNEY CHAP, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of THE CHIMNEY CHAP, INC. in 2 COMMERCIAL STREET, BRAINTREE, MA 02184 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 347657629.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE CHIMNEY CHAP, INC.
- Site address
- 2 COMMERCIAL STREET
- City
- BRAINTREE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02184
- Mailing
- 352 MAIN STREET WEYMOUTH LANDING, HANSON, MA 02341
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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: Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On or about August 1, 2024, an employee was exposed to health hazards associated with the additional physiological burden of wearing respirators when the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2765
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On or about August 1, 2024, employees were exposed to health hazards associated using respirators that are not fit tested when the employer did not provide testing to ensure the respirator properly fits.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles. Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On or about August 1, 2024, an employee was exposed to struck by hazards not wearing eye protection while using an unguarded handheld grinder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.300 B04 II
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(4)(ii):The point of operation of machine(s) whose operation exposed an employee to injury was not guarded: Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On or about August 1, 2024, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards when using an unguarded Dewalt DWE402 angle grinder
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,452 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1):For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On August 5, 2024, at the job site, the employer did not ensure that employees using handheld grinders were protected from exposure to silica with the use of engineering controls, work practices and respiratory protections.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $6452
1926.1153 E01 II
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(1)(ii):Respiratory protection was not provided for tasks not listed in Table 1, or where the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in Table 1: Location: 2 Commercial St, Braintree, MA On August 5, 2024, at the job site, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from hazards associated with silica exposure by requiring respiratory protection when the employer did not implement engineering controls described in table 1
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 347657629.
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