OSHA has inspected Turner, Inc. 2 times in Massachusetts since 2003.
The latest one began on Oct 29, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Lynn.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,060 and now stand at $7,542, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.
Step bolts and manhole steps comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.24.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Turner, Inc. averages $3,542 (1 cited inspection).
Turner, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 306099748 OPENED DEC 19, 2003Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2004
225 Commercial Street, Lynn, MA 01905 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 18, 2003: Employee injures leg when caught in gears of conveyor belt
On December 18, 2003, Employee #1 was operating machinery when material become j ammed within it. He attempted to extract the material when his leg was caught in a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt pulled his leg into the machine, wrapping it around the pulley and causing severe damage to his leg. He was taken to the hos pital. At the hospital, he received surgery to repair the damages to his leg. He was hospitalized following the surgical procedures for postoperative care.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,000 | Apr 8, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,000 | Apr 5, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,000 | Apr 5, 2004 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Lynn site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 28 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
