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OSHA Inspection: JOHN BROWN & SONS INC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JOHN BROWN & SONS INC in 14 B AND B LANE, WEARE, NH 03281 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 348471780.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
JOHN BROWN & SONS INC
Site address
14 B AND B LANE
City
WEARE
State
NH
ZIP
03281
Mailing
14 B AND B LANE, WEARE, NH 03281

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Referral (C)
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
238910
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $5628.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  Site- Employees operating a Clark CGC30 forklift and a Doosan G35S-7 forklift were not provided with operator training and evaluations.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2500
  • — Z (S) $5628

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  Fabrication Shop- on or about August 20, 2025 an employee operating a JET MBS-1014W-1 horizontal bandsaw sustained a fingertip amputation where the adjustable blade guard did not cover the unused portions of the blade.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7000
  • — Z (S) $9268

1910.243 C01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a)  Fabrication Shop- Employees operating a Metabo and DeWalt corded angle grinders were used without guards over the unused portions of the abrasive grinding wheels.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $1125.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:  Site- on or about August 28, 2025 the employer did not record two recordable injuries on the 2025 OSHA 300 log within 7 calendar days where the injuries occurred on August 20, 2025 and April 17, 2025.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $1125

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $5628.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  Site- on or about August 20, 2025 an employee sustained an amputation in which the employer did not report the injury and hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. When OSHA opened an onsite inspection on August 28, 2025 the employer had not yet notified OSHA of the amputation and hospitalization.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $5628

1910.178 Q07

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:   Site- Employees operating a Clark CGC30 forklift and a Doosan G35S-7 forklift were not inspecting the forklifts prior to placing them into service.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348471780.