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Ostwin LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Canton, Massachusetts · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423610

1inspections
5citation items
$3,031current penalties
Oct 30, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ostwin LLC once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Oct 30, 2019 after a complaint, in Canton.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,062 and now stand at $3,031, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Ostwin LLC averages $3,031 (1 cited inspection).

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 344413935 OPENED OCT 30, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2020

120 Shawmut Road Suite 203, Canton, MA 02021 · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$3,031$1,516Nov 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,031$1,516Nov 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Nov 1, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 1, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(g) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 1, 2019Final

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 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(g)

(G) Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations;

Other electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers employers in Massachusetts

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