OSHA Inspection: TED KALOGEROPOULOS

Issued

2013-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying hazards)      (a)(LOCATION) 478 Lowell Street, Methuen MA, 01844     On or about 7/30/2013, a competent person did not perform a frequent and regular inspection of the job site to identify safety and health hazards such as (exposure to live electrical components, debris with protruding nails, routes of egress and unstable structures).

Issued

2013-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:   (a)(LOCATION) 478 Lowell Street, Methuen MA, 01844   On or about 7/30/2013, employees were exposed to debris, trash, protruding nails that had not been removed from the work area, or kept clear from passageways.

Issued

2013-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    (a)(LOCATION) 478 Lowell Street, Methuen MA, 01844     On or about 7/30/2013, employees were exposed to electrical receptacle boxes that were not firmly mounted to the wall and guarded to prevent electric shock.