NEW BEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ACUSHNET COMPANY in 256 SAMUEL BARNET BOULEVARD, N.B. INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 (NAICS 339920). OSHA activity number 347779746.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACUSHNET COMPANY
- Site address
- 256 SAMUEL BARNET BOULEVARD, N.B. INDUSTRIAL PARK
- City
- NEW BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02740
- Mailing
- 333 BRIDGE STREET, FAIRHAVEN, MA 02719
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 339920
- Employees
- 447
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 B05 II
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,050 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(ii): Discarded filter pads and filter rolls were not immediately removed to a safe, well-detached location or placed in a water-filled metal container and disposed of at the close of the day's operation when not maintained completely in water. Location: Spray Finishing Room Paint coated spray booth filters were stored in open drums adjacent to the spray booths. The drums are not filled with water.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5000
- — C (S) $10050
- — Z (S) $10050
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- May 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a):Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Location: Spray finishing area Employees were not adequately protected against skin contact with chemicals when performing tasks such as handling paints and changing spray booth filters.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8000
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: Location: Paint Kitchen The employer did not ensure that an employee handling paint was wearing protective goggles.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- May 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,050 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: Location: Spray Finishing, Texo and Paint Storage Rooms The employer did not adequately evaluate respiratory hazards to employees working in the spray finishing department: Instance A: Maintenance employees performing tasks such as working above ovens to address conveyor problems. Instance B: Spray paint operators short term exposures during tasks such as changing spray booth filters. Instance C: Exposure to Set-Up and Spray Paint Operators to CX-100 Crosslinker chemical components. Instance D: Exposure to employees cleaning spray guns, paint vat and paint vat components in the Texo Room and Paint Storage Rooms
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5000
- — C (S) $10050
- — Z (S) $10050
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. Location: Spray Finishing Room The company did not record the transfer of a Spray Finishing Room operator on or about July 22, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $2009
- — Z (O) $2009
1910.106 E09 III
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily: Location: Spray paint booths Rags used to wipe painted balls were kept in open containers in the spray booths.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: Location: Paint Kitchen A cart used for transporting paint containers was 'parked' in front of the eye wash / emergency shower station.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 347779746.
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