EAST BOSTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SCRAP IT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SCRAP IT, INC. in 479 MERIDIAN STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340052281.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCRAP IT, INC.
- Site address
- 479 MERIDIAN STREET
- City
- EAST BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02128
- Mailing
- 2 DEXTER STREET, EVERETT, MA 02149
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A08 II
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii): Every floor hole into which persons could accidently walk was not guarded by a floor hole cover of standard strength and construction: Scrap Yard, 479 Meridian Street, East Boston Employees were exposed to fall hazards where holes in the floating dock were not guarded with an adequate cover.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1915.74 C02
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.74(c)(2): A safe walkway meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1917.74(a)(7) was not provided to step safely to or from the wharf, float, barge, or river towboat: Scrap Yard, 479 Meridian Street, East Boston Employees were exposed to fall hazards where the gangway between shore and the floating dock was not equipped with adequate railings. The railing on the side closest to the barge had posts that were damaged and was not equipped with a midrail. The railing on the opposite side did not extend the length of the gangway and was not equipped with a midrail.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 340052281.
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