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HTP, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

East Taunton, Massachusetts · Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423730

2inspections
4citation items
$7,060current penalties
Apr 28, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected HTP, Inc. 2 times in Massachusetts since 2015.

The latest one began on Apr 28, 2016 on a referral, in East Freetown.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,420 and now stand at $7,060, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and HTP, Inc. averages $3,530 (2 cited inspections).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

HTP, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341450401 OPENED APR 28, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 104 employees at the site · Closed Jul 18, 2016

120 Braley Road, East Freetown, MA 02717 · Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$6,300$4,000May 26, 2016Final

Inspection 340276278 OPENED JAN 26, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jul 27, 2015

250 Revolutionary Drive, East Taunton, MA 02718 · Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$2,295$1,148May 15, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
Serious$3,825$1,912May 15, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0May 15, 2015Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Apr 26, 2016, East Freetown: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee suffered finger amputations while operating a bender machine.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4)

(4) If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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