MALDEN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY in 417 MAIN STREET, MALDEN, MA 02148 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 342018215.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Site address
- 417 MAIN STREET
- City
- MALDEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02148
- Mailing
- 360 LOWELL STREET, NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 221122
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of electrical arc flash injuries. (a) Location - 417 Main Street, Malden MA: On or about 12/20/2016, the employer failed to ensure that an employee was provided with and used appropriate equipment (S&C Grappier) to safely operate S&C pad mounted switchgear, which exposed the employee to electrical arc flash injuries.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12675
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.269 L12 I
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(12)(i): The employer did not ensure that devices used by employees to open circuits under load conditions are designed to interrupt the current involved. (a) Location - 417 Main Street, Malden MA: On or about 12/20/16, the employer failed to ensure that employees were using the correct device to open the circuit under load conditions.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.269 M03 II
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(m)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that all switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy may be supplied to the particular lines and equipment to be denenergized were open. The employer did not render such means inoperable, unless its design does not so permit, and then sure that such means are tagged to indicate that employees are at work: (a) Location - Main Street, Malden, MA: On or about 12/20/16, the employer failed to ensure that a switch employees were opening was de-energized and exposed employees to electrical burns.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
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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 342018215.
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