OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIC DRAIN SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  The employer did not submit the required abatement documentation within 10 calendar days of the abatement dates.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Jobsite:  Employees working in a tunnel did not wear hard hats to protect their heads from impacting the 'walls' or top of the tunnel.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(G): Portable electric lighting used in wet and/or other conductive locations (e.g., drums, tanks, and vessels) which was operating at more than 12 volts was not protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. undefined :   Jobsite:  A temporary lighting 'string' used to light the tunnel was plugged into a non-GFCI outlet on a light fixture in a Mechanical Room.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(j)(1)(ii)(A): The atmosphere in all underground work areas was not tested as often as necessary to ensure that the atmosphere contained at least 19.5 percent oxygen and no more than 22 percent oxygen:  Job site:  The company did not perform any testing to assess oxygen concentrations in the tunnel.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(j)(1)(iii)(A): The atmosphere in all underground work areas was not tested quantitatively for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and other toxic gases, dusts, vapors, mists, and fumes as often as necessary to ensure that permissible exposure limits prescribed in 1926.55 are not exceeded.  Jobsite:  The company performed no air monitoring to assess employee exposure to hydrogen sulfide and other toxic gases likely to be present due to leaking sewer lines.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(j)(1)(iii)(B): The atmosphere in all underground work areas was not tested quantitatively for methane and other flammable gases as often as necessary to determine (1)-(2):  Jobsite:  The employer did not test the tunnel air for methane and other flammable gasses.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(k)(4): The direction of mechanical airflow for ventilation provided in underground construction work areas was not reversible:  Jobsite:  The Vactor 2100 hydro-excavator is only able to draw air from the work zone.  It can not supply air.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(d): Safety instruction. All employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with underground construction activities including, where appropriate, the subjects listed in 29 CFR 1826.800 (d)(1) through (d)(10).  Jobsite:  Employees were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of tunnel hazards such as personal protective equipment, air monitoring for respiratory hazards, ventilation and emergency procedures.  Atlantic Drain Service Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.800(d)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1067512, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 10, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 341 Tremont Street in Boston, MA.

Issued

Mar 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(g)(5)(ii): On jobsites where less than 25 employees worked underground at one time, the employer did not provide or arrange in advance for at least one 5-person rescue team:  Jobsite:  No five person Rescue Team was available to rescue the two employees in the tunnel.  Atlantic Drain Service Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.800 (g)(5)(ii)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1067512, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on September 15, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 341 Tremont Street in Boston, MA.