MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON GAS COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BOSTON GAS COMPANY in 12 WASHINGTON STREET, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, MA 01944 (NAICS 221210). OSHA activity number 337438071.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOSTON GAS COMPANY
- Site address
- 12 WASHINGTON STREET
- City
- MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01944
- Mailing
- RESEVOIR WOODS, 40 SYLVAN ROAD, WALTHAM, MA 01532
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221210
- Employees
- 15624
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A02
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(2): In work areas where the exact location of underground electric power lines was unknown, employees using jackhammers, bars, or other hand tools which may contact a line were not provided with insulated protective gloves: Location: 12 Washington Street, Manchester, MA On or about 11/9/12, the employer did not provide insulated protective gloves to the worker hand digging with a shovel, to protect the worker from electrical shock hazards from the unknown location of the underground power lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.651 B03
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means: Location: 12 Washington Street, Manchester, MA On or about 11/9/12, the employer did not use safe and acceptable means when the worker hand digging with a metal shovel came in contact with an un-marked underground electrical line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4000
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 337438071.
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