HOLYOKE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED BUILDING WRECKERS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ASSOCIATED BUILDING WRECKERS, INC. in 12 MAIN STREET, HOLYOKE, MA 01040 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 308351428.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ASSOCIATED BUILDING WRECKERS, INC.
- Site address
- 12 MAIN STREET
- City
- HOLYOKE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01040
- Mailing
- 352 ALBANY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1795
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
12 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,500 Reduced
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 in that employees were exposed to being struck and or crushed by an improperly shored overhead roof that was being demolished. One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to properly erect shoring towers according to procedures established by the manufacturer of the towers to ensure that their design limits are not exceeded: A) LOCATION: 12 MAIN ST., HOLYOKE, MA ON OR ABOUT 1/19/2006, THREE SHORING TOWERS THAT WERE ERECTED TO SUPPORT AND SECURE THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, WERE NOT ERECTED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN OF THE SYSTEMS. THE TOWERS WERE CRIBBED WITH MULTIPLE PIECES OF 3"X 12" WOOD IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADDITIONAL HEIGHT ON THE TOWERS. THE CRIBBING WAS LAID ACROSS THE TOP OF SHORING HEADS THAT WERE PART OF THE SYSTEM, AND NOT WITHIN THE HEADS THEMSELVES. THIS CREATED AN UNSTABLE SYSTEM AND REDUCED THE MAXIMUM LOAD CAPABILITIES OF THE TOWERS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.150 A01
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.501 A02
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
1926.850 G
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.850 K
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.852 A
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.854 B
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $42,000 · Current $34,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (W) $34000.00
- — Z (W) $42000.00
1926.850 B
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2006
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $42,000 · Current $34,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (W) $34000.00
- — Z (W) $42000.00
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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 308351428.
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