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Osterman Propane, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Palmer, Massachusetts · Other Direct Selling Establishments · NAICS 454390

1inspections
6citation items
$14,321current penalties
Feb 22, 2019last inspection

Osterman Propane, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Feb 22, 2019 on a referral, in Palmer.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $20,459 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $14,321, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,130. Osterman Propane, LLC averages $14,321 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Osterman Propane, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343801882 OPENED FEB 22, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2019

1 Blanchard St, Palmer, MA 01069 · Other Direct Selling Establishments · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$8,525$5,968May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$11,934$8,354May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(c) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

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.

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5)

(5) Retraining shall be administered annually, and when the following situations occur:

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)

(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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