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CAMBRIDGE, MA —

OSHA Inspection: THOMAS SHORT

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THOMAS SHORT in 472 MASS AVE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 341359123.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
THOMAS SHORT
Site address
472 MASS AVE
City
CAMBRIDGE
State
MA
ZIP
02138
Mailing
354 MERRIMACK STREET, LAWRENCE, MA 01840

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
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Establishment context

NAICS code
236220
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

Citations

10 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.34 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(a): Every building or structure exit was not arranged and maintained as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it was occupied:    (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, the employer failed to maintain all exits free of obstructions.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $1100
  • — C (S) $1600
  • — Z (S) $1600

1926.150 A04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4): Defective firefighting equipment was not immediately replaced:    (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, the employer failed to ensure that a fire extinguisher was in working condition the last inspection was November 2014.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (S) $1600
  • — Z (S) $1600

1926.416 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA: On or about 3/29/16, employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns when working near a open energized electrical panel that was not protected.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $2800
  • — C (S) $2800
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.451 A06

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6):   Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph:     (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:    On or about 3/29/16, the scaffold was not designed by a qualified person and/or constructed and loaded in accordance with the qualified persons design as required.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $1800
  • — C (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.501 A02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2): The employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees were to work had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely:    (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, an employee was exposed to falls when the employer failed to determine if the working surface had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $2800
  • — C (S) $2800
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.501 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or person:    (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, employees were exposed to falls greater than eight foot to the lower level.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2800
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.503 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA: On or about 3/29/16, employees were exposed to falls when the employer failed to train employees to recognize fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2800
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, employees were exposed to falls when employees were accessing a upper landing and the ladder did not extend three feet above landing.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $2000
  • — C (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.1060 A

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA:  On or about 3/29/16, employees were exposed to falls when the employer failed to train employees on proper use.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2800
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.850 A

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations:  (a) Location - Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA: On or about 3/29/16, the employer failed show evidence that an engineering survey was performed.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (O) $400
  • — Z (O) $400

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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 341359123.