METHUEN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. in LOWELL ST. (BETWEEN N. LOWELL ST. AND BOLDUC ST.), METHUEN, MA 01844 (NAICS 517110). OSHA activity number 341588523.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.
- Site address
- LOWELL ST. (BETWEEN N. LOWELL ST. AND BOLDUC ST.)
- City
- METHUEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01844
- Mailing
- 28 DIANA LANE, DRACUT, MA 01826
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 517110
- Employees
- 5500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: Location: Methuen Rotary On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not conduct an exposure assessment for employees working in an area where asbestos containing material was jackhammered without any controls.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2500
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
1926.1101 F02 I
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation where exposure monitoring is required under this section shall perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed: Location: Methuen Rotary On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not conduct an exposure assessment for employees working in an area where asbestos containing material was jackhammered without any controls.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 K02 I
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(i): Before work subject to this standard began, the building and/or facility owner(s) did not determine the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) at the worksite pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1): Location: Methuen Rotary On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not determine the location or quantity of ACM or PACM at the site before starting work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2500
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1926.1101 K02 II C
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(ii)(C): The building owner and/or facility owner did not notify all employers of employees who work within or adjacent to the areas containing asbestos containing materials (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing materials of the presence, location and quantity: Location: Methuen Rotary On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not inform other employers of the presence of ACM and presumed asbestos containing materials.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1926.1101 K09 IV C
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,126 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(C): For Class II operations not involving the categories of material specified in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A), training was not provided which at a minimum included all the elements in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(vii) and in addition the specific work practices and engineering controls of 29 CFR 1926.1101(g), and did not include "hands-on" training in the work practices applicable to each category of material that the employee would remove and each removal method that the employee would use" Location: Methuen Rotary On or about June 15, 2016, the employer did not train employees who were exposed to class II asbestos work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7126
- — Z (S) $7126
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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 341588523.
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