CARLISLE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NORTHWEST EXCAVATING INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NORTHWEST EXCAVATING INC. in 46 OLD EAST STREET, CARLISLE, MA 01741 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303810634.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHWEST EXCAVATING INC.
- Site address
- 46 OLD EAST STREET
- City
- CARLISLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01741
- Mailing
- 178 GREAT ROAD, ACTON, MA 01720
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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)
- 1794
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 2, 2002
- Abate by
- May 7, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 the hazard of falling while working from a boom of an excavator: (a) Location - 46 Old East Street, Carlisle, MA: On or about 03/05/02, an employee fell approximately 16 feet while standing on the boom of Cat Excavator EX6 #330 while marking the overhead power lines without fall protection. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to not allow employees to climb the boom.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- May 2, 2002
- Abate by
- May 7, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $750
1926.550 A15 I
- Issued
- May 2, 2002
- Abate by
- May 7, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 2, 2002
- Abate by
- May 7, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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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 303810634.
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