OSHA Inspection: W.B. HILL, INC.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall protection system, such as a personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning system:    305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards when walking on top of tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,419 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

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:  305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the health hazards of wearing tight-fitting half-face elastomeric respirators voluntarily, without having been medically evaluated and did not have a written program.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the health hazards of wearing tight-fitting half-face elastomeric respirators voluntarily, without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4):  When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program which complied with 29 CFR 1910.146.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(2):  Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not evaluate the hazards before employees entered.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1):  Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not document the development and implementation of the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(1):  The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:   305 Shaker Rd, E Longmeadow MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and they were not trained to test the atmosphere every time before entering a tank.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(i)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each attendant knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA: On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not ensure each attendant knew the hazards which could be faced during entry, including information on the signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposures.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(l)(1): Employers did not consult with affected employees and their authorized representatives on the development and implementation of all aspects of the permit space program required by paragraph (c) of this section:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces, tanks on tank trucks, and the employer did not consult with them on the development and implementation of all aspects of the permit space program.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces which had contained hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, home-heating oil, biodiesel, or various chemicals, and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 29, 2025

Abate by

Apr 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1340D150K107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   305 Shaker Rd., East Longmeadow, MA:  On or about July 16, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazards of entering permit-required confined spaces which had contained hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, home-heating oil, biodiesel, or various chemicals, and the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets (SDS) for each hazardous chemical.