LEXINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: FREITAS CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FREITAS CORPORATION in 18 ELLISON ROAD, LEXINGTON, MA 02420 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 340924133.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FREITAS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 18 ELLISON ROAD
- City
- LEXINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02420
- Mailing
- 55 PARMENTER LANE, N ATTLEBORO, MA 02760
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with such guards when in use. Location - 18 Ellison Road, Lexington, MA: On or about September 16, 2015, employees were not protected while using a table saw without the manufacturers supplied guard.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $2800
- — I (S) $1060
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous. Location - 18 Ellison Road, Lexington, MA: On or about September 16, 2015, employees were using extension cords that were missing the ground pins.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $2800
- — I (S) $1060
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.405 A02 II I
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables shall be protected from damage. Location - 18 Ellison Road, Lexington, MA: On or about September 16, 2015, the employer did not provide protection for an extension cord that was placed across the road and subjected to vehicle traffic.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $2800
- — I (S) $1060
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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. Location - 18 Ellison Road, Lexington, MA: On or about September 16, 2015, employees were not protected from falling while performing carpentry on a roof of a residential construction project where height was greater than 11 feet 7 inches to the ground below.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $2800
- — I (S) $1060
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access. Location - 18 Ellison Road, Lexington, MA: On or about September 16, 2015, employees using a ladder that did not extend three feet beyond the roofs surface.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $2000
- — I (S) $760
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 340924133.
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