FRANKLIN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND APPLIANCE & ELECTRONICS GROUP, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEW ENGLAND APPLIANCE & ELECTRONICS GROUP, INC. in 126 GROVE STREET, FRANKLIN, MA 02038 (NAICS 423620). OSHA activity number 348619370.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW ENGLAND APPLIANCE & ELECTRONICS GROUP, INC.
- Site address
- 126 GROVE STREET
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02038
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 247, FRANKLIN, MA 02038
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423620
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2026
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $9,045 · Current $4,523 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: Location: Warehouse The employer does not ensure that employees 'on foot' in the warehouse use hard hats to protect against falling objects.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4522.5
- · Z (S) $9045
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2026
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $12,661 · Current $6,331 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B):Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident: Location: Facility The employer did not ensure that refresher training and evaluations were performed following accidents and near misses.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6330.5
- · Z (S) $12661
1910.178 N04
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2026
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $12,661 · Current $6,331 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4):Industrial truck driver(s) were not required to travel with the load trailing whenever the load obstructed forward view: Location: Warehouse The employer did not require employees to travel in reverse when the load obstructed the forward view.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6330.5
- · Z (S) $12661
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2026
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $1,016 · Current $508 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: Location: Facility The company's personal protective equipment ( PPE ) hazard assessment for battery related tasks did not identify itself as a PPE Hazard Assessment, did not include a date and did not include who certified that the PPE hazard assessment had been performed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $508
- · Z (O) $1016
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2026
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4):Capacity, operation, and maintenance insturction plates, tags or decals of the powered industrial truck were not changed accordingly: Location: Warehouse The # 2 Hyster forklift's capacity plate was not for the clamp attachment being used but rather for a fork attachment.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348619370.
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