SOMERVILLE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ABC MOVING SERVICES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ABC MOVING SERVICES, INC. in 33 INNERBELT ROAD, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 (NAICS 484110). OSHA activity number 339592693.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABC MOVING SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 33 INNERBELT ROAD
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02143
- Mailing
- 33 INNERBELT ROAD, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484110
- Employees
- 74
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15-feet, 8-inches while accessing and working from the warehouse racks and not tying off to an approved anchor point.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.132 E
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(e): The employer did not ensure that employees were not using defective or damaged personal protective equipment in the workplace. Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15-feet, 8-inches while accessing and working from the warehouse racks while connected to a 9-foot Miller, scorpion personal fall limiter that had a knot tied into it.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.176 B
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: Locations: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, employees at the facility were exposed to rack collapse hazards and overhead struck-by hazards from rack B where the vertical upright was twisted, damaged, bent inwards, and out of plumb by approximately 1 and 1/2-inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,785 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, the cover plate was missing on the electrical outlet showing the internal wires and contacts of the outlet, exposing employees who access the area to electrical shock hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $500
- — Z (S) $1785
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, the employer did not certify the workplace of hazards through a written hazard assessment for the workers that wear safety harnesses while accessing the warehouse racking.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval: Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, the employer did not receive written approval from the manufacturer to change the length of forks from 48-inches to 60-inches on the Komatsu, model # FG25ST-14 powered industrial truck and was not correctly marked to show the approximate weight capacity of the longer forks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 A05
- Issued
- May 6, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered: Location: Warehouse On or about 2/18/14, the employer changed the forks from 48-inches to 60-inches on the Komatsu, model # FG25ST-14 powered industrial truck and did not have the capacity data plate changed to show the approximate weight capacity for the longer forks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 339592693.
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