BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BALCO, INCORPORATED
Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of BALCO, INCORPORATED in 55 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02118 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302064100.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALCO, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 55 HUNTINGTON AVENUE
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02118
- Mailing
- 306 NORTHERN AVE, P.O. BOX 9022, BOSTON, MA 02205
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1711
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 6, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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 carbon dioxide gas in excess of the Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) concentration of 40,000 parts per million (ppm): Thermo-Kool Walk-In Freezer: On or about June 12, 1999, an employee was overcome by carbon dioxide gas (from dry-ice) in excess of the IDLH concentration of 40,000 ppm. The employee had been repairing the freezer. Nine 55-pound blocks of dry ice had been placed in the broken freezer to preserve the food. The employee never regained consciousness and died one day later. Feasible and useful methods to correct this hazard include mechanical ventilation, respiratory protection, continuous visual, voice or signal monitoring, or continuous atmospheric monitoring of the space. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.134 D02 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.134 G03 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.134 G03 II
- Issued
- Dec 6, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
Recent events (2)
- — J (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Dec 6, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
0530
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $6000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
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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 302064100.
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