CHICOPEE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: LUDLOW CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LUDLOW CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in SHERIDAN ST, CHICOPEE, MA 01020 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342728011.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LUDLOW CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- SHERIDAN ST
- City
- CHICOPEE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01020
- Mailing
- 19 CARMELINAS CIRCLE, LUDLOW, MA 01056
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
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and/or implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: a) Sheridan St., Chicopee, MA: On or about October 25, 2017, an employee was voluntarily wearing a half face elastomeric respirator during excavation work and the employer had not provided medical evaluation to the employee and had not provided training on the cleaning, storage and maintenance of the respirator.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who is qualified by appropriate training or experience that is commensurate with the complexity of the program to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: a) Sheridan St., Chicopee, MA: On or about October 25, 2017, The employer had not designated any person to oversee the respiratory protection program for an employee voluntarily using a half face elastomeric respirator.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $99,589 · Current $49,795 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 this paragraph: a) Sheridan St., Chicopee, MA: On or about October 25, 2017, two employees were observed working in an excavation, which was greater than 9 feet deep, without being protected from cave-ins by any protective system. Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $49795
- — C (W) $99589
- — Z (W) $99589
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"): a) Sheridan St., Chicopee, MA: On or about October 25, 2017, an employee voluntarily wearing a half face elastomeric respirator had not been provided Appendix D by the employer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 342728011.
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