BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NORTHEAST CLEANING COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of NORTHEAST CLEANING COMPANY in 50 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MA 02127 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109126086.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHEAST CLEANING COMPANY
- Site address
- 50 CONGRESS STREET
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02127
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 306, BOSTON, MA 02127
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- 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)
- 7349
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 12, 1993
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & 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: Serious fall injuries while washing windows on the outside of a ten story office building using a Sky-Genie Chair Board System and safety line with lanyard and safety belt that was not attached to a substantial member of the structure nor was the safety line attached to a separate structured member (a) Support System and life line was attached to the feet of a carrier air conditioner unit that was not bolted to the roof. (b) Support System and life line was attached to the skylight on the roof. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be to connect the support systems to a structural member of the building and the life lines to separate structural members of this building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 12, 1993
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & 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: Serious injury from hazards (such as fire) while using a Sky-Genie Descent Control Support System that was not approved for window washing operations in that ASME A 39.1-1987, 11.3 prohibits the use of this type of equipment (equipment which is operational in the down direction only). Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to use an approved scaffold
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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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 109126086.
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