BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COLUMBIA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COLUMBIA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in 27 MELCHER STREET, BOSTON, MA 02127 (NAICS 236210). OSHA activity number 342936739.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLUMBIA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- 27 MELCHER STREET
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02127
- Mailing
- 100 RIVERPARK DRIVE, NORTH READING, MA 01864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 236210
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,968 · Current $1,500 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 conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: Jobsite, Melcher Street: All workers involved in demolition and renovation work were not instructed to recognize hazards from asbestos containing materials (ACM), the need to avoid disturbance of the material and the potential to uncover ACM while working in a building constructed in 1902. First floor: On 1-31-18, a gray/white ACM material was unexpectedly uncovered between layers of old flooring and it was chipped out potentially exposing employees to airborne asbestos fibers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1500
- — Z (S) $2968
1926.1101 K08 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(i): Labels were not affixed to all products containing asbestos and to all containers containing such products, including waste containers: Labels shall contain the following information: CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS MAY CAUSE CANCER CAUSES DAMAGE TO LUNGS DO NOT BREATHE DUST AVOID CREATING DUST
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 342936739.
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