OSHA has inspected Double E Company, LLC 8 times in Massachusetts since 1981.
The latest one began on Jan 31, 2020 as part of a related case, in Gardner.
Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 10 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,287 and now stand at $5,399, 75% lower after settlements or reviews.
Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Double E Company, LLC averages $1,000 (2 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Double E Company, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344598941 OPENED JAN 31, 2020Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 31, 2020
21 Industrial Rowe, Gardner, MA 01440 · All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 31, 2020 (fatal): Employee is struck in chest by roll of paper and is killed
At aproximately 12:30 p.m. on January 31, 2020, an employee was inspecting a machine for a part number. Then, the machine started up unexpectedly and a hurtling 600 lb roll of paper and shaft struck the employee. The employee was struck in the chest and was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 23, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 344440672 OPENED OCT 17, 2019Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 103 employees at the site · Closed Jan 24, 2020
319 Manley Street Suite 301, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 · All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the West Bridgewater site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 113 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 89 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.