Concrete Products Manufacturer Cited for 35 Serious, Repeat and Other Violations

Twenty-five serious citations were issued for alleged hazards including bridge cranes with defective components; production and common areas littered with oil tanks, concrete rubble, combustible trash, rubbish and other debris; blocked or obstructed emergency exits and a lack of eye, head and foot protection. Other serious violations allege no eyewash facilities; a defective forklift and no forklift training; defective slings; an unguarded table saw and grinder; ungrounded or unprotected electrical equipment or wiring; unlabeled containers of hazardous chemicals and no hazard communication training. Nine repeat citations were issued for unguarded open-sided floors, confined space hazards, lockout/tagout issues, no written hazard communication program and electrical hazards. The company was also cited for incomplete or incorrect logging of occupational injuries.

[Flagg-Palmer Precast Inc., Oxford, MA. Release number 09-12-BOS/BOS 2009-006, Jan. 13, 2009].