SHREWSBURY, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SOUSA SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUSA SERVICES, INC. in 752 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 310629522.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUSA SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 752 BOSTON TURNPIKE
- City
- SHREWSBURY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01545
- Mailing
- PO BOX 759, HUDSON, MA 01749
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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)
- 1794
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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 the hazard of being stuck-by and caught between the rotating superstructure of a Caterpillar 315C excavator. Among other feasible methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement includes but is not limited to barricading the accessible areas within the swing radius of the rotating superstructure of the excavator. A) LOCATION: 752 TURNPIKE ROAD, SHREWSBURY MA TWO WORKERS WHERE OBSERVED EXITING A 14 FT DEEP TRENCH IN WHICH A LADDER WAS USED AS A MEANS OF EXIT. THE TOP OF THE LADDER WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE SWING RADIUS OF THE EXCAVATOR AND EMPLOYEES WERE OBSERVED CLIMBING UP THE LADDER WHILE THE MACHINE WAS BEING ROTATED.
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $2000.00
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $28,000 · Current $28,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (W) $28000.00
- — Z (W) $28000.00
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
Recent events (2)
- — R (R) $2000.00
- — Z (R) $2000.00
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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 310629522.
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