DORCHESTER, MA — 1991-10-18 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: JAMES RUSSELL ENGINEERING WORKS INCORPORATED

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1991-10-18 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of JAMES RUSSELL ENGINEERING WORKS INCORPORATED in 9 DEWAR STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02125 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107535908.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: JAMES RUSSELL ENGINEERING WORKS INCORPORATED
Site address: 9 DEWAR STREET
City: DORCHESTER
State: MA
ZIP: 02125

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: Y

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1991-10-18 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1991-11-06 00:00:00
Case closed: 1992-04-29 00:00:00
Last modified: 2006-04-17 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 3443
Employees: 45
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing safety.

Citations

16 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

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
working conditions and recognized hazards of oxygen displacement from inert
gases, exposure to aluminum welding fumes, elevated ozone levels and signi-
ficant levels of electric current while arc welding in a conductive enclos-
ure.
(a)  Fabrication:  Employees enter and weld in confined spaces,
aluminum tanks, without following a confined space entry program.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this hazard is to enforce an adequate confined space entry
procedure.  Such as stipulated by NIOSH criteria document/publication
#80-106, working in confined spaces, which includes, but is not
limited to:
a.  Written procedures covering a permit system prior to tank entry.
b.  Atmospheric testing of the tank interior.
c.  Provisions for standby personnel to monitor the activites of the
workers in the tank.
d.  Provide training and provisions for emergency rescue procedures.

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $900.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $900.00

1910.147 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $900.00

1910.179 E04

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $337.50
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $675.00

1910.179 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $337.50
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $675.00

1910.179 J02 III

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $337.50
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $675.00

1910.179 J03

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.179 M01

Serious Gravity 01 9 instances 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.184 E01

Serious Gravity 01 50 instances 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.184 E03 II

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.252 B04 IV

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $900.00

1910.252 B04 IV

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.303 B02

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 10 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $337.50
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $675.00

1910.332 B01

Serious Gravity 02 38 instances 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S) $900.00

1910.333 B02 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-04-15 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1992-02-18 00:00:00 — I (S)
1992-01-27 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.157 G01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 38 instances 38 exposed

Issued: 1992-01-27 00:00:00
Abate by: 1992-02-20 00:00:00

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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 107535908.