Since 2001, OSHA inspectors have visited Mars 2000, Inc. in Rhode Island 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 11, 2016 on a referral, in Providence.
In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 9 serious, 2 repeat and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $12,450; today they stand at $7,890, 37% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Mars 2000, Inc. averages $3,400 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 341482073 OPENED MAY 18, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2016
40 Agnes Street, Providence, RI 02909 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 8, 2016, Providence: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · hand(s) and finger(s)
An employee was evaluating a machine operation as it pertained to the air pressure pushing plastic molded parts out of the tool and dropping them into the container below. He was standing on top of the machine looking down into the tool area as it opened and closed when he saw that the plastic molded part was hung up in the tool. When he attempted to remove the stuck part, the machine cycled and…
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)
(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i)
(3) Personal protective equipment—(i) Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered “appropriate” only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i)
(2) Information and Training. (i) The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.
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.
