NORTHAMPTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MARION EXCAVATING CO. INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MARION EXCAVATING CO. INC. in 48 MAIN ST, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339062093.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARION EXCAVATING CO. INC.
- Site address
- 48 MAIN ST
- City
- NORTHAMPTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01060
- Mailing
- 510 NEW LUDLOW RD. P.O. BOX 13, SOUTH HADLEY, MA 01075
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 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: 48 Main St, Northampton, MA On 5/7/13, the site foreman directed an employee, who had not previously performed or been trained in the hazards of the task, to place a pry bar beneath a metal road plate that was being wedged upward by an excavator bucket. The employee was injured when the excavator bucket moved sideways causing the pry bar to strike the employee's leg.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
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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 339062093.
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