ROCKLAND, MA —
OSHA Inspection: RUSSARD, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RUSSARD, INC. in 160 PLEASANT STREET, ROCKLAND, MA 02370 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 348130022.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RUSSARD, INC.
- Site address
- 160 PLEASANT STREET
- City
- ROCKLAND
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02370
- Mailing
- 160 PLEASANT STREET, ROCKLAND, MA 02370
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: Location: Production Areas The company's lock out - tag out ( LOTO ) program is inadequate. 1) Employees do not lock out equipment when performing servicing and maintenance tasks such as clearing chip conveyor jams and cleaning coolant tanks. 2) There are no machine-specific written LOTO procedures. 3) The company is not performing an annual review of LOTO procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $4729
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Location: Production Areas Instance A: The employer does not ensure that machine operators do not place their hands near rotating spindles, chucks, collets or parts to perform tasks such as deburring, tapping, sanding and polishing operations. Instance B: The employer did not ensure that 'manual' vertical milling machines points of operation and rotating parts were adequately guarded. Instance C: The employer did not ensure that 'manual' lathes chucks / collets were guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.215 A01
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1):Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s). Location: Work bench in Milling Room The de-burring wheel spindle end, flange, and nut were unguard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i):All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: Location: Milling Room A bench top abrasive wheel machine lacked a guard for it's spindle thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard from the rotating spindle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.32 A02
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- May 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $946 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.32(a): The employer did not create, certify and post an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log. Location: The employer did not develop and maintain OSHA Forms 300A.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $946
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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 348130022.
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