OSHA Inspection: THE DUC-PAC CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 11, 2025

Abate by

Jul 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,310 · Current $3,310

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):  The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  1125 Page Blvd, Springfield, MA:  On and for many months before May 15, 2025, the employer had not performed a comprehensive periodic inspection of energy control procedures for all multi-energy source machines, at least annually, including the Pipeline 1 Machine, to verify that each procedure was adequate and being properly used by employees.  *Abatement Notes:  A periodic inspection shall include the following elements:  - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for employee deviations and procedural inaccuracies during an energy control task - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.  The Duc-Pac Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number1507575, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 24, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 21 Baldwin St, East Longmeadow, MA.

Issued

Jun 11, 2025

Abate by

Jul 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $1,655 · Current $1,655

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(1)(i): The establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees during the previous calendar year, the establishment was classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, and the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the specified date:  1125 Page Blvd, Springfield, MA:  As of May 15, 2025, the employer had not electronically submitted the information from their 2024 OSHA Form 300A. The employer's 2024 OSHA 300A for this establishment listed 65 employees and a North American Industry Classification System code of 332996-Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing.