WATERTOWN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: THOMAS J. KENNEDY PLUMBING, HEATING & HVAC, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of THOMAS J. KENNEDY PLUMBING, HEATING & HVAC, INC. in 560 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA 02471 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339083065.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THOMAS J. KENNEDY PLUMBING, HEATING & HVAC, INC.
- Site address
- 560 PLEASANT STREET
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02471
- Mailing
- 250 CAPE HIGHWAY, EAST TAUNTON, MA 02718
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238220
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system. (a) Location: 560 Pleasant Street, Watertown MA, 02471 On or about 5/20/2013, workers were exposed to fall hazards while working on a flat roof at a height of 24 feet to the lower level without any means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a) Location 560 Pleasant Street, Watertown MA, 02471 On or about 5/20/2013, the employer did not provide training to employees to protect them from the exposure of fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339083065.
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