WALPOLE, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SUBURBAN SUPPLY CO INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SUBURBAN SUPPLY CO INC. in 109 PRODUCTION ROAD, WALPOLE, MA 02081 (NAICS 325611). OSHA activity number 348022252.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUBURBAN SUPPLY CO INC.
- Site address
- 109 PRODUCTION ROAD
- City
- WALPOLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02081
- Mailing
- 109 PRODUCTION ROAD, WALPOLE, MA 02081
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325611
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,220 · Current $1,250 Reduced
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: Warehouse: There was no eyewash flushing facility where maintenance was performed on the forklift, including adding water to the battery containing corrosive battery acid.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1250
- · Z (S) $4220
1910.178 L02 II
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,220 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. Warehouse: Employees operating the forklifts to move product in the warehouse, were not provided formal forklift training.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1250
- · Z (S) $4220
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: Warehouse: Employees operating the forklifts to move product in the warehouse, were not evaluated at least every three years.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348022252.
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