OSHA Inspection: PETERMAN'S BOARDS AND BOWLS, INC.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1135.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances W103

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:  In the bowl sanding area at 61 French King Highway, Gill, MA:  On August 12, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not implement and establish elements of a written respirator protection program for employees who wear voluntary-use elastomeric respirators and N-95 filtering facepiece devices.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9210

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  In the bowl sanding area at 61 French King Highway, Gill, MA:  On August 12, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees, who wear half face elastomeric respirators during the bowl finishing process, were medically cleared prior to use.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  At 61 French King Highway,  Gill, MA:  On August 12, 2025, and at times prior, the employer had not verified, through a written certification, that an assessment to determine if hazards related, but not limited to, hazardous noise, wood dust, or hazardous chemicals were present that necessitated the use of PPE to protect employees working in the area of sanding, grinding, chain sawing, and lathe operation.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):  The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  In the bowl sanding area at 61 French King Highway, Gill, MA:  On August 12, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees are provided the content from Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, for voluntary-use filtering facepiece device and half face elastomeric respirators.