NEWTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: AQUABARRIERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AQUABARRIERS in WALNUT & HOMER STREETS, NEWTON, MA, NEWTON, MA 02465 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 337371629.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AQUABARRIERS
- Site address
- WALNUT & HOMER STREETS, NEWTON, MA
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02465
- Mailing
- PO BOX 95, NORFOLK, MA 02056
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part. (a) Location - Newton Library: On or about 11/15/12, the employer failed to ensure that each employee working on a scaffold greater than 10 feet above a lower level was provided with fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 K01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms shall not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m). (a) Location - Newton Library: On or about 11/15/12, the employer failed to ensure that employees were not working on a ladder jack scaffold that exceeded 20 feet in height.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous. (a) Location - Newton Library: On or about 11/15/12, the employer failed to ensure that a flexible cord set use to power batteries had a grounding path that was permanent and continuous.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 337371629.
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