DORCHESTER, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: TB EQUIPMENT CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TB EQUIPMENT CORP. in 244 BOWDOIN STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02122 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 341547206.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TB EQUIPMENT CORP.
- Site address
- 244 BOWDOIN STREET
- City
- DORCHESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02122
- Mailing
- 184 NEPONSET AVE., BOSTON, MA 02122
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236116
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from flying debris, while using a table saw, and were not protected by safety glasses.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1848
- · Z (S) $3080
1926.501 B14
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 6 feet, from upper floors to sidewalk below, where guardrail systems were not installed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1848
- · Z (S) $3080
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall hazards where stairs were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1848
- · Z (S) $3080
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341547206.
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