SPRINGFIELD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: VENEZIAN MONUMENTAL WORKS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VENEZIAN MONUMENTAL WORKS INC. in 1587 STATE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01109 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 315513309.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VENEZIAN MONUMENTAL WORKS INC.
- Site address
- 1587 STATE ST
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01109
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327991
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3281
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 12, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900
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 in that employees were exposed to crushing hazards associated with moving unstable stone slabs weighing as much as 2 tons that were not secured from tipping and falling: Location: Establishment On or about 5/18/11, employees transported heavy, narrow based stone slabs around the production floor by having one employee physically hold the slab steady, exposing them to crushing hazards. One feasible and acceptable means, among others, would be to use commercially produced heavy-duty slab moving equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S) $4900.00
1910.179 J03
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 12, 2011
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 315513309.
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