FRANKLIN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GRAVITY CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GRAVITY CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED in 21 EAST STREET, FRANKLIN, MA 02038 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 336024609.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GRAVITY CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 21 EAST STREET
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02038
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 193, SOUTH WALPOLE, MA 02071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,792 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: An new untrained worker entered an unshored trench to correct a problem with a test hose.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1792
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: A competent person was not at a trench when a worker entered the trench after the trench box was removed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $918 · Current $587 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: A ladder was not in a trench while a worker was in the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $587
- — Z (S) $918
1926.651 D
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $918 · Current $587 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not wearing warning vests provided by the employer: 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: A laborer was not wearing a warning vest while working in a trench in the street.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $587
- — Z (S) $918
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,836 · Current $1,175 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: Sections of the pavement at a trench were undermined
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1175
- — Z (S) $1836
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,615 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). 21 East Street, Franklin, Ma.: An employee was exposed to excavation hazards when he entered a 5.3 feet deep trench where cavein protection was not used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1615
- — Z (S) $2520
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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 336024609.
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