WEYMOUTH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL REFRIGERATION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NATIONAL REFRIGERATION, INC. in 210 TROTTER ROAD, WEYMOUTH, MA 02190 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339585978.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATIONAL REFRIGERATION, INC.
- Site address
- 210 TROTTER ROAD
- City
- WEYMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02190
- Mailing
- 3600 WEST SHORE ROAD, WARWICK, RI 02886
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- May 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390
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 jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet while working, where the competent person did not provide frequent and regular inspections of jobsite and materials.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5390
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- May 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet while working, and were not trained to recognize or avoid the hazards associated with falls from heights.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5390
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 6 feet from a 3rd floor balcony to the ground below, while working where fall protection had not been used or provided.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5390
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.502 B03
- Issued
- May 5, 2014
- Abate by
- May 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge: Location: Jobsite An Employee was severely injured when he fell 25 feet, where the guardrail system failed and was not capable of withstanding 200 lbs of force.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.502 B05
- Issued
- May 5, 2014
- Abate by
- May 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(5): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, and equivalent structural members were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 150 pounds (666 N) applied in any downward or outward direction at any point along the midrail or any member: Location: Jobsite An Employee was severely injured when he fell 25 feet, where the guardrail system failed and was not capable of withstanding 150 lbs of force.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
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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 339585978.
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