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OSHA Inspection: WOOD WASTE OF BOSTON, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
187 WESTMINSTER STREET
City
PROVIDENCE
State
RI
ZIP
02903
Mailing
85-87 BOSTON STREET, EVERETT, MA 02149
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238390
Employees
15
Ownership type
A

7 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.20 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Nov 6, 2017
Penalty
Initial $3,622 · Current $2,610 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Mar 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $3,650 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Feb 13, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $3,650 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Mar 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $2,897 · Current $2,090 Reduced
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

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Mar 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
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

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Mar 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
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

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Jan 19, 2017
Abate by
Mar 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
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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