Inspection 347321705 OPENED MAR 5, 2024Closed
764 South Athol Road, Athol, MA 01331 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Pexco, LLC 2 times in Massachusetts since 2016.
The latest one began on Mar 5, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Athol.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,000 and now stand at $5,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Pexco, LLC averages $5,000 (1 cited inspection).
Pexco, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 341159390 OPENED JAN 6, 2016Closed
764 South Athol Road, Athol, MA 01331 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jan 22, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jan 22, 2016 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Athol site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 105 workers: 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 27 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pexco, LLC - Athol Athol · 2025 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Pexco-Athol Athol · 2020 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| Athol site Athol · 2018 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 4, 2016, Athol: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
A maintenance employee was performing maintenance on a cutter machine, replacing the drive gear and motor belt. As the employee was adjusting the belt, the machine cycled and rotated the flywheel. Two bolts on the side of the flywheel caught the employee's right hand, crushing and lacerating the index fingertip and damaging the middle fingernail. The right index fingertip was surgically…
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
Other plastics material and resin manufacturing employers in Massachusetts
- Pilgrim Innovative Plastics LLC Plymouth · 1 citation · $0
- Accurate Composites LLC East Falmouth · 3 citations · $3,000
- Allcoat Technology, Inc. Wilmington · 46 citations · $69,762
- Skyline Composite, Inc. Fall River · 25 citations · $44,814
- BI-Qem, Inc. Florence · 32 citations · $149,988
- Eastern Packaging, Inc. Lawrence · 34 citations · $22,125
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.