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OSHA Inspection: PAUL E. WEST CRANE SERVICE

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PAUL E. WEST CRANE SERVICE in 21 ELEMER STREET, PEMBROKE, MA 02359 (NAICS 532412). OSHA activity number 305546038.

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Site address
21 ELEMER STREET
City
PEMBROKE
State
MA
ZIP
02359
Mailing
139 INTERVALE STREET, BROCKTON, MA 02302
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
532412
SIC code (legacy)
7353
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced
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 the hazards of being crushed by the crane when it tipped over
due to the outrigger
being set over the septic tank which was unable to support its weight. A
feasible and useful
method to correct this hazard, among other methods, is to determine the
exact location of septic
systems on property by reviewing an as built or by receiving the specific
location by the
property owner.
Location - 21 Elmer Street:
The employee was exposed to the hazards of being struck by the crane when
it tipped
over during the tree removal process.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

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 305546038.