TAUNTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: HARODITE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HARODITE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED in 66 SOUTH STREET, TAUNTON, MA 02780 (NAICS 314999). OSHA activity number 348005919.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HARODITE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 66 SOUTH STREET
- City
- TAUNTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02780
- Mailing
- 66 SOUTH STREET, TAUNTON, MA 02780
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 314999
- Employees
- 39
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.38 F
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,331 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(f): The employer did not review the emergency action plan with each employee covered by the plan in accordance with 1910.38(f)(1) through (f)(3) Location: 66 South Street, Taunton, MA On or about January 23, 2025, employees were exposed to fire and smoke inhalation hazards while working where employees were not trained on emergency evacuation procedures
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $6331
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,331 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): Location: Chemical storage and tenter frame #5 On or about January 23, 2025, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while working in an area where an employee who drives a forklift as part of his job duties was not evaluated.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $6331
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $5,064 · Current $500 Reduced
00202263S124
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: Location: Tenter frame #5 On or about January 23, 2025, an employee was exposed to chemical hazards, such as corrosives and carcinogens, while mixing chemicals, where training on hazardous chemicals in their work area was not provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $5064
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: Location: Tenter frames On or about January 23, 2025,the employer did not develop and implement a written respirator program for voluntary use describing the requirements for respirator medical evaluations and respirator cleaning and maintenance. Employees were not medically cleared to wear the half mask respirators used during chemical mixing operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Tenter frames and Pad Steam On or about January 23, 2025, the employer had not evaluated exposure to respiratory hazards in the work place caused by chemicals used in production such as acetic acid and cornstarch dust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 348005919.
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