ARLINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: R.W. MILLER PAINTING, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of R.W. MILLER PAINTING, INC. in 15 MEDFORD STREET, ARLINGTON, MA 02474 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 347790925.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R.W. MILLER PAINTING, INC.
- Site address
- 15 MEDFORD STREET
- City
- ARLINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02474
- Mailing
- 4 PARALLEL STREET, ARLINGTON, MA 02474
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
- 238320
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: Location - Jobsite. On or about 10/2/2024, a written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for the use of respirators for employee protection while exposed to lead based paint.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2074
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: Location - Jobsite. On or about 10/2/2024, the employer did not provide respiratory protection training to employees who utilize respiratory protection during painting activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · 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 - Jobsite. On or about 10/2/2024, employees required by their employer to use tight fitting respirators were not provided medical evaluations to determine their ability to use a respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2074
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- 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 - Jobsite. On or about 10/2/2024, employees who wear tight fitting respirators while performing painting tasks such as, but not limited to, scraping paint from the side of a residential home, have not been fit tested to ensure proper seal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.62 D01 I
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 �g/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA): Location - Jobsite. On or about 10/2/2024, the employer did not determine the lead hazards to which employees were exposed while the employees were conducting painting activities such as scraping paint from the side of a residential home.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $4839
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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 347790925.
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