MELROSE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL ABATEMENT SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNIVERSAL ABATEMENT SERVICES, INC. in 72 STONE PLACE, MELROSE, MA 02176 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 335717385.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNIVERSAL ABATEMENT SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 72 STONE PLACE
- City
- MELROSE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02176
- Mailing
- 599 CANAL STREET SUITE 2-4E, LAWRENCE, MA 01840
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were also not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. (a) Location - 72 Stone Place, Melrose, MA: On or about 8/14/2012, the employer failed to ensure that tubular welded frame scaffolding was erected and moved under the direction of a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F14
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees. (a) Location - 72 Stone Place, Melrose MA: On or about 8/14/2012, the employer failed to ensure that employees did not use makeshift devices to increase their working level height.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. (a) Location - 72 Stone Place, Melrose, MA: On or about 8/14/2012, the employer failed to ensure employees working on scaffolding were adequately trained by a competent person to recognize hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 335717385.
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