BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CLARKE STEEL LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CLARKE STEEL LLC in 15 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02124 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 338864630.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CLARKE STEEL LLC
- Site address
- 15 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02124
- Mailing
- 15 BANTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02124
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
- 238120
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) On or about: 02/06/2013 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a scaffold which was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1260
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,224 · Current $612 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: On or about: 02/06/2013 Employees were working from a scaffold two frames high which did not have base plates installed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $612
- — Z (S) $1224
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $918 · Current $459 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. On or about: 02/06/2013 Employees were exposed to fall hazards when climbing scaffold frames to access/egress the work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $459
- — Z (S) $918
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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 338864630.
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