MEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CIUFFO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CIUFFO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. in RT 93, MEDFORD, MA 02155 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 313593238.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CIUFFO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
- Site address
- RT 93
- City
- MEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02155
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 75, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238140
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1741
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation and delayed rescue from a confined space: (a)Location - Rt 93, Medford, MA: On or about July 28, 2009 employees entered a water drain manhole meeting the requirements of a permit required confined space and the levels of oxygen in the vault were not evaluated to determine if entry would be safe. (b) Location - Rt 93, Medford, MA: On or about July 28, employees entered a water drain manhole meeting the requirements of a permit required confined space and were not using a chest or full body harness to facilitate non-entry rescue. (c) Location - Rt 93, Medford, MA: On or about October 20, 2008, employees entered a water drain manhole meeting the requirements of a permit required confined space and were not using a retrieval device to facilitate non-entry rescue. Among other methods, feasible means of abatement to correct this hazard are: 1.Develop, implement, and complete a confined space permit entry system meeting the requirements of OSHA 1910.146 and/or ANSI Z117.1-2003 Section 5. 2.Test air quality before entry and continuous air monitoring where there is a potential for oxygen deficiency or entry of toxic or hazardous air contaminants in accordance with OSHA 1910.146 and/or ANSI Z117.1-2003 Section 6. 3.Provide and ensure the use of an extraction system to facilitate non-entry rescue of entrants in the event of an emergency in accordance with OSHA 1910.146 and/or ANSI Z117.1-2003 Section 12.2.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $750.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.21 B06 I
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $750.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $375.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
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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 313593238.
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