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Maine Shellfish Developers: OSHA inspections and violations

Waldoboro, Maine · Other Aquaculture · NAICS 112519

1inspections
5citation items
$3,916current penalties
Oct 13, 2021last inspection

Maine Shellfish Developers has one OSHA inspection on record in Maine.

OSHA opened it on Oct 13, 2021 after a complaint, in Waldoboro.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $5,594 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,916, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (4 items).

For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Maine Shellfish Developers averages $3,916 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Maine Shellfish Developers: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345610752 OPENED OCT 13, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2022

181 One Pie Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572 · Other Aquaculture · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,108$2,176Mar 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,486$1,740Mar 1, 2022Final

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 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

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