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Upcycle LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Agawam, Massachusetts · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930

1inspections
8citation items
$5,535current penalties
Aug 2, 2022last inspection

Upcycle LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Aug 2, 2022 after a complaint, in Agawam.

From that inspection OSHA issued 8 citation items: 8 serious.

OSHA proposed $15,953 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,535, down 65%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.157, portable fire extinguishers (3 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,427. Upcycle LLC averages $5,535 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Upcycle LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346117062 OPENED AUG 2, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2024

265 Main St, Agawam, MA 01001 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$5,801$1,845Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,801$1,845Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,351$1,845Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2022Final

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(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)

(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)

(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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