HOLLISTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: WARD PROCESS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WARD PROCESS, INC. in 311 HOPPING BROOK RD, HOLLISTON, MA 01746 (NAICS 327993). OSHA activity number 348809807.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WARD PROCESS, INC.
- Site address
- 311 HOPPING BROOK RD
- City
- HOLLISTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01746
- Mailing
- 311 HOPPING BROOK ROAD, HOLLISTON, MA 01746
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327993
- Employees
- 56
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 15, 2026
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Location - Production floor - Wysong Shear. On or about 3/14/2026, although the shear was guarded, it was not sufficient to protect employees from reaching in and contacting the blade used to cut foam and other such material.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $5000
- · C (S) $11585
- · Z (S) $11585
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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 348809807.
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