PLYMOUTH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: P. GIOIOSO & SONS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of P. GIOIOSO & SONS, INC. in STANDISH AVENUE AND ALDEN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342616646.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- P. GIOIOSO & SONS, INC.
- Site address
- STANDISH AVENUE AND ALDEN ROAD
- City
- PLYMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02360
- Mailing
- 50 SPRAGUE STREET, HYDE PARK, MA 02136
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 125
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $10,975 · Current $0 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury Intersection of Alden Street and Standish Avenue, Plymouth, MA: Employees were connecting a drain pipe in an excavation that was not protected from cave-ins. An employee in the excavation was not trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions from working in an unprotected excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10975
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,147 · Current $6,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: Intersection of Alden Street and Standish Avenue, Plymouth, MA: Employees were connecting a drain pipe in an excavation that had undermined the roadway. The employees were working in the unprotected excavation under the unsupported pavement exposing them to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6400
- — Z (S) $9147
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,147 · Current $6,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. Intersection of Alden Street and Standish Avenue, Plymouth, MA: Employees were connecting a drain pipe in an excavation that had the spoil pile on the edge of the excavation. The employees were working in the unprotected excavation at the edge under the spoil pile exposing them to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6400
- — Z (S) $9147
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,147 · Current $6,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). Intersection of Alden Street and Standish Avenue, Plymouth, MA: Employees were connecting a drain pipe in an excavation approximately eight (8) feet deep without cave-in protection exposing employees to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6400
- — Z (S) $9147
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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 342616646.
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