SAUGUS, MA —
OSHA Inspection: WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. in 100 SALEM TURNPIKE, SAUGUS, MA 01906 (NAICS 562213). OSHA activity number 342209012.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.
- Site address
- 100 SALEM TURNPIKE
- City
- SAUGUS
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01906
- Mailing
- 100 SALEM TURNPIKE, SAUGUS, MA 01906
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
- 562213
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $8,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to identify and evaluate hazards of the permit space that an employee entered.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8800
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.146 D03 VI
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(vi): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to continually verify that entry conditions were acceptable throughout the duration of the entry.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D04 IV
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $8,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that employees used the personal protective equipment properly: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to ensure that a permit-required confined space entrant used appropriate personal protective equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8800
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.146 K01 I
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i): When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to verify that the local fire department would actually serve as a rescue service for confined space entries.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.146 J04
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the entry supervisor failed to ensure that rescue services were available when a permit-required confined space was entered.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 F02
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(2): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the purpose of the entry: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer did not ensure, by documentation, that the entry permit for the RB 2 Superheater contained all features of work to be completed within the time and scope specified in the entry permit.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7243
- — Z (S) $7243
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment. (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to certify the PPE assessment for work that involved entering a permit-required confined space for fly ash removal.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $1000
- — Z (O) $1000
1910.146 E05 II
- Issued
- May 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(5)(ii): The entry supervisor did not terminate the entry and cancel the entry permit when a condition that was not allowed under the entry permit arose in or near the permit: (a) Location - RB 2 Superheater: On or about 3/21/17, the employer failed to ensure that the entry permit was cancelled when a problem arose inside the permit space.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342209012.
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