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Ipswich Shellfish Co., Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

2inspections
14citation items
$20,000current penalties
Mar 26, 2026last inspection

Since 2026, OSHA inspectors have visited Ipswich Shellfish Co., Inc. in Massachusetts 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 26, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Ipswich.

In all, OSHA issued 14 citation items: 12 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $48,927; today they stand at $20,000, 59% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.36 (exit route design), 3 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Ipswich Shellfish Co., Inc. averages $10,000 across 2 cited inspections.

Ipswich Shellfish Co., Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348835513 OPENED MAR 26, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2026

8 Hayward Street, Ipswich, MA 01938 · Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$4,965$2,482Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.144(a)(3) · Safety color code for marking physical hazards
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$6,620$3,310Jun 8, 2026Final

Inspection 348838814 OPENED MAR 26, 2026Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2026

8 Hayward Street, Ipswich, MA 01938 · Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$6,620$3,310Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,276$2,138Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$9,931$4,502Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$11,585$3,792Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$930$465Jun 8, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1b Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.144 · Safety color code for marking physical hazards

29 CFR 1910.144(a)(3)

(3) Yellow. Yellow shall be the basic color for designating caution and for marking physical hazards such as: Striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping, and “caught in between.”

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)

(ii) Lockout devices and tagout devices shall be singularly identified; shall be the only devices(s) used for controlling energy; shall not be used for other purposes; and shall meet the following requirements:

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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