CAMBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GOLD STAR TRUCKING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GOLD STAR TRUCKING, INC. in 127 SMITH PLACE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 (NAICS 484210). OSHA activity number 337599849.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GOLD STAR TRUCKING, INC.
- Site address
- 127 SMITH PLACE
- City
- CAMBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02138
- Mailing
- 127 SMITH PLACE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 484210
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. Location: Warehouse On or about 11/29/12, employees were exposed to trip and fall hazards from the settling floor in the warehouse in the following areas but not limited to; 1. Back of Warehouse one section of the floor settled up to 5-inches 2. Front of Warehouse one section of the floor settled up to 5-inches
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: Location: Warehouse On or about 11/29/12, the employer did not post an exit sign in the back of the warehouse indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $850
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.38 B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees. Location: Facility On or about 11/29/12, the employer did not have a written emergency action plan at the workplace and was not available for employees to review.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $550
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.39 B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.39(b): The employer did not provide a fire prevention plan in writing in the workplace and did not make it available to employees for review: Location: Facility On or about 11/29/12, the employer did not have a written fire prevention plan at the workplace and was not available for employees to review.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $550
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: Location: Warehouse On or about 11/29/12, the employer did not ensure that the fire extinguishers at the facility were mounted and readily accessible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $550
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: Location: Warehouse On or about 11/29/12, the employer daisy chained two re-locatable power taps and an extension cord to power a three 120-volt overhead lights exposing employees to electric shock and fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done: Location: Warehouse On or about 11/29/12, the employer did not certify the workplace of hazards through a written hazard assessment for the employees that wear safety harnesses while accessing the warehouse racking.
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 337599849.
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