BOSTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: CANTON CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CANTON CORPORATION in 25 HIGHLAND PARK AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02119 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 335068185.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CANTON CORPORATION
- Site address
- 25 HIGHLAND PARK AVENUE
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02119
- Mailing
- 10 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD SUITE G-2, BOSTON, MA 02119
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236116
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: (a) Location - Jobsite The supervisor for the project was not wear head protection while working in proximity of concrete truck and concrete shutes during a pour for foundation footings.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the portable ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access. (a) Location - Excavation for 25 highland park Avenue, Roxbury: A job made ladder for accessing and egressing the building foundation excavation extended up 1 foot above the upper landing area.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired. (a) Location - 25 highland Park Avenue, Roxbury: The employer provided a defective aluminum extension ladder for employees to access and egress the foundation excavation which had a bent side rail, and bent rung.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 335068185.
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