EAST LONGMEADOW, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ABBOTT ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA TOM WILSON EXCAVATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ABBOTT ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA TOM WILSON EXCAVATION in RTE. 83 AND HARKNESS ST. NET AND T POLE #71, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 102766490.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ABBOTT ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA TOM WILSON EXCAVATION
- Site address
- RTE. 83 AND HARKNESS ST. NET AND T POLE #71
- City
- EAST LONGMEADOW
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01028
- Mailing
- 310 ELM ST. P.O. BOX 620, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1994
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $42,000 · Current $27,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (W) $27000.00
- — Z (W) $42000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- May 22, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being crushed while being drawn through the frame opening above the tracks if the equipment were to suddenly accelerate: ON OR ABOUT 3-17-94 WORKERS AT JOBSITE ACROSS STREET FROM NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO; POLE #71 WERE STARTING THE PONY MOTOR ON A CATERPILLAR DOZER, MODEL D6 (MOTOR SERIAL #9U21224), USED TO KICK OVER THE MAIN DIESEL MOTOR. TO START THE PONY MOTOR THE WORKERS WERE REQUIRED TO STAND OR THE TRACKS, JUST IN FRONT OF FRAME OPENING, JUST ABOVE THE DOZER TRACKS. IF THE DOZER WAS LEFT IN GEAR, WITH THE THROTTLE ON THE MAIN ENGINE OPEN, IT COULD SUDDENLY START AND ACCELERATE. A FEASIBLE AND USEFUL METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD, AMONG OTHER METHODS IS TO PROVIDE A SAFETY LEVER FOR LOCKING THE GEAR SHIFT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION, RENDERING THE PONY ENGINE OPERABLE ONLY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. AND OR RETRO-FIT THE EQUIPMENT WITH AN ELECTRIC START SYSTEM THAT IS ONLY OPERABLE FROM THE OPERATOR'S SEAT.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.50 B
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- May 22, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $750.00
- — I (S) $750.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.50 E
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- May 22, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.50 C
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- May 22, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500
Recent events (3)
- — F (O)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.50 F
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- May 22, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500
Recent events (3)
- — F (O)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.601 B05
- Issued
- Apr 19, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 102766490.
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