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Polyfoam, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Northbridge, Massachusetts · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · NAICS 326150

4inspections
16citation items
$15,482current penalties
Feb 9, 2024last inspection

Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited Polyfoam, LLC in Massachusetts 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 9, 2024 on a referral, in Northbridge.

In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 10 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $26,439; today they stand at $15,482, 41% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.1101 (asbestos in construction), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Polyfoam, LLC averages $13,670 across 1 cited inspection.

Polyfoam, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Polyfoam, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347271090 OPENED FEB 9, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 2024

2355 Providence Road, Northbridge, MA 01534 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$14,518$13,670May 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$8,296$0May 1, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 1, 2024Final

Inspection 341998987 OPENED DEC 27, 2016Closed

Unprogrammed related · No inspection · Safety · 142 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2017

2355 Providence Road, Northbridge, MA 01534 · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 304042450 OPENED NOV 6, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 75 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2001

2355 Providence Road, Northbridge, MA 01534 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iib) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2001Closed

Inspection 300510252 OPENED NOV 1, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 75 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2001

2355 Providence Road, Northbridge, MA 01534 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$625$312Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$500$250Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$500$250Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1)(i) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$375$188Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2)(i) · Asbestos in general industry
 Serious$375$188Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(3) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$375$188Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(ii) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$375$188Dec 13, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(2) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$500$250Dec 13, 2000Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Northbridge site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 54 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Polyfoam LLC
Northbridge · 2023
120 443.52.6
Polyfoam Corporation
Northbridge · 2019
135 634.42.6

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.

Feb 6, 2024, Northbridge: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · foot (feet) and toe(s)

A forklift was placing a 6-foot square metal frame on the floor. The frame tipped forward and crushed an employee's left foot, resulting in amputation of four toes and part of the left foot. The employee was hospitalized.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1001 · Asbestos in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2)(i)

(2) Installed Asbestos Containing Material. Employers and building owners are required to treat installed TSI and sprayed on and troweled-on surfacing materials as ACM in buildings constructed no later than 1980 for purposes of this standard. These materials are designated “presumed ACM or PACM”, and are defined in paragraph (b) of this section. Asphalt and vinyl flooring material installed no later than 1980 also must be treated as asbestos-containing. The employer or building owner may demonstrate that PACM and flooring material do not contain asbestos by complying with paragraph (j)(8)(iii) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iib)

(B) The schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (e) HIV and HBV Research Laboratories and Production Facilities, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping, of this standard, and

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1926.1101 · Asbestos in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

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