EAST BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BURKE'S EXPRESS INCORPORATED
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BURKE'S EXPRESS INCORPORATED in 239 PRESCOTT STREET, BLDG. 8, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302918842.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BURKE'S EXPRESS INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 239 PRESCOTT STREET, BLDG. 8
- City
- EAST BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02128
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 285145, BOSTON, MA 02128
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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)
- 4512
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4900.00 · Current $3675.00 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 crushing hazards from cargo being handled on the slave pallet without the material stops being in the up position. Warehouse The employer did not ensure that the employees placed the material stops in the up position on the slave pallet to prevent the material being handled from sliding off the slave pallet. "ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM". One feasible abatement method among others would be to ensure that the material stops are kept in the up-locked position at all times.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3675.00
- — Z (S) $4900.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 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 an unstable slave pallet and an unstable roller conveyor that was not supported securely by concrete blocks stacked on top of each other. Warehouse The slave pallet and the roller conveyor are resting on unstable concrete blocks and could be tipped over while handling heavy loads or being struck by the tines of a fork lift truck. "ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM". One feasible abatement methods among others would be to weld steel I-beam legs onto the frame of the slave pallet and the roller conveyor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2625.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 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 tip over hazards while operating fork lift trucks and not wearing the seat belts equipped on the fork lift trucks. Warehouse The employer did not ensure that the fork lift operators were wearing their seat belts at all times while operating the fork lift trucks. One feasible abatement method among others would be to ensure the employees wear the seat belts at all times while operating the fork lift trucks.ng
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2625.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
1910.305 G01 III
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 302918842.