CRANSTON, RI —
OSHA Inspection: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WASTE MANAGEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND INC. in WESTERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, CRANSTON, RI 02920 (NAICS 562111). OSHA activity number 304991540.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND INC.
- Site address
- WESTERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
- City
- CRANSTON
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02920
- Mailing
- 1610 PONTIAC AVENUE, CRANSTON, RI 02920
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4212
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2003
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $900
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 being struck buy a capture hook. Location: Western Hills Middle School: 400 Phoenix Avenue, Cranston RI On or about April 1, 2003 an employee was struck by the capture hook on a vehicle mounted winch system when it was used to unjam a waste container wedged in the hopper opening of a waste truck. One feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among others, would be to require qualified maintenance workers to respond to all incidents of jammed waste containers, until and unless truck crew employees are adequately trained and qualified to safely unjam the waste containers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
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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 304991540.
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