WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: PLACON CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PLACON CORPORATION in 1227 UNION STREET, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 347742751.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PLACON CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1227 UNION STREET
- City
- WEST SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01089
- Mailing
- 1227 UNION STREET, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: Production area, 1227 Union Street, West Springfield, MA: On and before September 10, 2024, the employer had not performed a comprehensive periodic inspection of energy control procedures for all multi-energy source machines, including the Husky GL 500 machine #523, at least annually to verify that each procedure was adequate and being properly used by employees. *Abatement Notes: A periodic inspection shall include the following elements: - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an 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.
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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 347742751.
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