MIDDLETON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: LAB FURNITURE INSTALLATION & SALES, INC.
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of LAB FURNITURE INSTALLATION & SALES, INC. in 11 RIVER STREET #2, MIDDLETON, MA 01949 (NAICS 321999). OSHA activity number 347877631.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAB FURNITURE INSTALLATION & SALES, INC.
- Site address
- 11 RIVER STREET #2
- City
- MIDDLETON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01949
- Mailing
- 11 RIVER STREET #2, MIDDLETON, MA 01949
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 321999
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $7,282 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) - A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: Location - Cutting Area, Warehouse On or about 11/13/2024, employees were required by the employer to wear half face mask respirators while conducting countertop cutting operations. The employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program before requiring the use of these respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $7282
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Mar 26, 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 - Cutting Area, Warehouse On or about 11/13/2024, the employer had not provided respiratory protection training to employees that are required to wear respirators for protection while performing countertop cutting operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $7,282 · Current $0 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 - Cutting Area, Warehouse On or about 11/13/2024, the employer had not conducted medical evaluations prior to providing and requiring respirator use by employees conducting countertop cutting and sanding operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7282
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) - The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): Location - Cutting Area, Warehouse On or about 11/13/2024, the employer had not conducted fit testing prior to providing and requiring respirator use in the facility where countertop cutting and sanding operations take place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.110 F02 I
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,564 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i) - LP gas container(s) in storage were not located so as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons: Location - Warehouse On or about 11/13/2024, propane cylinders were insecurely stored, without protective methods in place to mitigate physical damage, adjacent to a loading dock. Lab Furniture Installation & Sales, Inc was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1688212, citation number (2), item number (1) and was affirmed as a final order on 12/20/2023, with respect to a workplace located at 11 River Street #2, Middleton, MA 01949
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6000
- — Z (R) $14564
1903.19 D01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $1,023 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required. Location - 11 River Street #2, Middleton, MA On or about 11/13/2024, the employer had not provided abatement by the due date for citation number (1), item number (2), contained in OSHA inspection number 1688452, as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1023
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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 347877631.
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