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Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Braintree, Massachusetts · Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424460

5inspections
36citation items
$166,610current penalties
Feb 2, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc. 5 times in Massachusetts since 1995.

The latest one began on Feb 2, 2024 after a complaint, in Braintree.

Those inspections ended with 36 citation items: 25 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $316,473 and now stand at $166,610, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc. averages $55,041 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $8,544 in back wages owed to workers.

Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347251746 OPENED FEB 2, 2024Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 270 employees at the site · Closed Jan 21, 2025

200 Commerce Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 · Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$15,211$15,000Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$12,676$12,000Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$12,676$12,000Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$88,721$60,000Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$16,131$0Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$16,131$0Jul 26, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$88,721$16,000Jul 26, 2024Final

Inspection 344515002 OPENED NOV 15, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2020

200 Commerce Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 · Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 14, 2019 (fatal): Employee is found dead in commercial freezer

Note: This investigation is associated with two inspection numbers. Inspection 1451500 refers to a firm that processed and wholesaled fish and seafood. Inspection 1444675 refers to a painting and cleaning firm. It provided janitorial services. At 12:30 a.m. on November 14, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that provided janitorial services. He was working at a firm that processed fish. He had entered a commercial freezer to clean it. He was found dead on the floor of the freezer. It was not known what the cause of death was.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$9,446$9,446May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$9,446$9,446May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iii) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$9,446$9,446May 8, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$5,398$2,699May 8, 2020Final

Inspection 344336680 OPENED SEP 11, 2019Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 116 employees at the site · Open

200 Commerce Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 · Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 344667704 OPENED SEP 11, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 116 employees at the site · Closed Nov 18, 2020

200 Commerce Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 · Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 6, 2019: Employee amputates finger while cutting fish with band saw

At 1:00 p.m. on September 6, 2019, an employee was cutting a block of fish with band saw. Due to a gap between the table and the back plate, the employee lifted the block up and amputated his index finger on the saw. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,675$8,675Mar 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$12,145$6,072Mar 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$8,675$4,338Mar 4, 2020Final

Inspection 109165290 OPENED FEB 1, 1995Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed Jun 20, 1995

69 Shirley Street, Boston, MA 02119 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$700$350Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$700$350Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$875$438Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$700$350Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(v) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4d Serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1) · Emergency action plans
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.38(b)(1) · Emergency action plans
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 1995Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Braintree site logged 11 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 174 workers: 7.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 279 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Channel Fish Processing Co Inc.
Braintree · 2025
174 11117.54.8
Channel Fish Processing Co. Inc
Braintree · 2023
116 774.84.8
Channel Fish Processing Co. Inc.
Braintree · 2023
194 775.34.8

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.

Apr 30, 2024, Braintree: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)

An employee sustained a partial finger amputation while operating a portion saw.

Sep 6, 2019, Braintree: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was cutting blocks of fish on a bandsaw when the employee's left index finger contacted the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Sep 6, 2019, Braintree: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger while using a band saw.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Sep 16, 2013 to Sep 9, 2015
Boston
6058$8,544$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other fish and seafood merchant wholesalers employers in Massachusetts

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