AUBURN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SIGNET JEWELERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SIGNET JEWELERS in 385 SOUTHBRIDGE STREET, AUBURN, MA 01501 (NAICS 448310). OSHA activity number 348057035.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SIGNET JEWELERS
- Site address
- 385 SOUTHBRIDGE STREET
- City
- AUBURN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01501
- Mailing
- 375 GHENT RD., AKRON, OH 44333
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
- 448310
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: Zales Store, 385 Southbridge St. Auburn, MA: On February 11, 2025, and at times prior, two breakroom electrical circuit breaker panels had unused openings, which exposed employees to shock or electrocution hazards from contact with energized parts during daily breaker switching operations when turning on the store lights.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5000
- · Z (S) $14895
1910.304 F01 VIII
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii): Circuit breakers used as switches in 120-volt and 277-volt, fluorescent lighting circuits were not listed and marked "SWD": Zales Store, 385 Southbridge St. Auburn, MA: On February 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to shock and electrocution hazards when operating circuit breakers to turn store lights on and off that were not listed or marked for that type of use.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: Zales Store, 385 Southbridge St. Auburn, MA: On February 21, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to electrical shock and electrocution hazards from branch circuit breakers in an electrical panel that were not marked to indicate their purpose.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.304 F01 VI
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(vi): Circuit breakers did not clearly indicate whether they were in the open (off) or closed (on) position: Zales Store, 385 Southbridge St. Auburn, MA: On February 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to shock and electrocution hazards when operating circuit breakers that did not indicate which position was on or off.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348057035.
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