DORCHESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NIALL DOWDALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NIALL DOWDALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in 12 POPES HILL STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02122 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 340915180.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NIALL DOWDALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- 12 POPES HILL STREET
- City
- DORCHESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02122
- Mailing
- 25 MATHAURS STREET, MILTON, MA 02186
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
- 236115
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1052 C01 I
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 29, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail: Location: 12 Popes Hill Street, Dorchester, MA. Employees were exposed to slips, trips, and fall hazards, while accessing the 3rd floor attic, where no handrail was installed along the stairs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1320
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: Location: 12 Popes Hill Street, Dorchester, MA. Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a fiberglass stepladder that was folded, and leaned against a building to provide access to the building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1320
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,160 · Current $3,100 Reduced
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: 12 Popes Hill Street, Dorchester, MA. Employees were exposed to falls greater than 20 feet to the ground below, while performing framing operations, where fall protection had not been used or provided. THE COMPANY, NIALL DOWDALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 951532, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 1, ISSUED ON JANUARY 6, 2014, WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF DECEMBER 17, 2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3100
- — Z (R) $6160
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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 340915180.
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