AGAWAM, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: ABB POWER GENERATION INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of ABB POWER GENERATION INC. in 36 MOYLAN LANE, AGAWAM, MA 01001 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 102773538.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABB POWER GENERATION INC.
- Site address
- 36 MOYLAN LANE
- City
- AGAWAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8711
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B06 I
- Issued
- Oct 4, 1999
- Abate by
- Oct 7, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $3,000
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $3000.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 4, 1999
- Abate by
- Oct 7, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 hazards of working in a confined space, a 48 inch water pipe about 10 feet below ground, without evaluating the entry and points to determine the most effective methods and equipment to be utilized to enable employees to safely enter and exit the space and to provide for emergency rescue/retrieval. A feasible abatement method, among others, would be to attach the entrant by a harness and lifeline to a winch or other device which would provide mechanical advantage to enable an attendant to remove the entrant from the confined the confined space.
Recent events (2)
- · F (S)
- · Z (S) $4500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 102773538.
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