PROVIDENCE, RI —
OSHA Inspection: WOOD WASTE OF BOSTON, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WOOD WASTE OF BOSTON, INC. in 187 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 (NAICS 238390). OSHA activity number 341671790.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WOOD WASTE OF BOSTON, INC.
- Site address
- 187 WESTMINSTER STREET
- City
- PROVIDENCE
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02903
- Mailing
- 85-87 BOSTON STREET, EVERETT, MA 02149
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
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238390
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $2,610 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s): Jobsite Kresge building: On, or about, 07/22/2016 the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job site by a competent person designated by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2610
- — Z (S) $3622
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: Establishment: On, or about, 07/22/2016 the employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury in that demolition work was being performed, and the employees performing the demolition work were not adequately instructed in safe demolition work practices.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3650
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: Jobsite Kresge building, 2nd floor: On, or about, 07/22/2016 employees performing demolition activities and exposed to eye hazards were not made to wear eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3650
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.150 A01
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $2,090 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equiment as specified in this subpart: Jobsite Kresge building: On, or about, 07/22/2016 where employees were performing demolition activities to include the use of a torch the employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2090
- — Z (S) $2897
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $0 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: Establishment: On, or about, 07/22/2016 the employer did not ensure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations: Jobsite: Kresge building: On, or about, 07/22/2016 the employer did not ensure that an engineering survey was conducted prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.850 I
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(i): Floor openings, not used as material drops, were not covered with a material substantial enough to support the weight of the load to be imposed: Jobsite: Kresge building, 2nd floor: On, or about, 07/22/2016 the employer did not ensure that the floor opening was covered with a substantial material and secure it from accidental movement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5070
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Source
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