BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON FORGING AND WELDING CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BOSTON FORGING AND WELDING CORP. in 76 WEST CEDAR STREET, BOSTON, MA 02114 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 340127984.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOSTON FORGING AND WELDING CORP.
- Site address
- 76 WEST CEDAR STREET
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02114
- Mailing
- 400 BORDER STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports. Location: 74 West Cedar Street Boston, MA Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 18 feet where the working surface was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $1700
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. Location: 76 West Cedar Street Boston, MA Employees were exposed to falls up to approximately 30 feet while climbing the end rails of the scaffolding to gain access to the next level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: Location: 76 West Cedar Street Boston, MA Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet, while working from a tubular welded scaffold that had no guardrail systems, end rail systems, nor were personal fall arrest systems used or provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: Location: 76 West Cedar Street Boston, MA Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet from unsafe access and lack of guard rails where a tubular welded scaffold was not inspected by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340127984.
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