BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: UMBRO & SONS CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UMBRO & SONS CONSTRUCTION CORP. in CORNER OF HANOVER & CROSS STREETS, BOSTON, MA 02113 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343196499.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UMBRO & SONS CONSTRUCTION CORP.
- Site address
- CORNER OF HANOVER & CROSS STREETS
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02113
- Mailing
- 44 READING ST. P.O. BOX 255654, BOSTON, MA 02119
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 A06
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $2,328 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6): Each day before being used, and during use, where service conditions warrant, the sling and all fastenings and attachments were not inspected for damage or defects by a competent person, and damaged or defective slings were not immediately removed from service: Worksite: The 11.5' single leg, welded alloy steel chain sling, without an ID tag or locking clasp was neither inspected for damage or defects nor removed from service by a competent person prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2328
- — Z (S) $4656
1926.251 B01
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1): Welded alloy steel chain sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and sling manufacturer: Worksite: The 11.5' single leg, welded alloy steel chain sling, used by employees to lift material and equipment into/out of the trench, did not have an identification tag affixed to it.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $2,328 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: Worksite: The employee, working in the unprotected trench, was not provided with a means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2328
- — Z (S) $4656
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $4,656
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). Worksite: On or about 5/31/18, employees were replacing two 16" water mains in a seven-foot deep excavation with vertical walls without cave-in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4656
- — Z (S) $4656
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $0 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: Worksite: On or about 5/31/18, the northwest wall of the trench and beneath the communications duct were undermined and unsupported
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4656
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,991 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: Worksite: On or about 5/31/18, employees were not protected from loose bricks, rock and chunks of asphalt and concrete falling or rolling from an excavation face into the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3991
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $2,328 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: Worksite: 1) On or about 5/31/18, an employee was standing beneath the trench box as it was being lifted out of the trench by the backhoe. 2) On or about 5/31/18, an employee climbed between the bucket and the load, between the legs of the sling as the load was being lowered into the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2328
- — Z (S) $4656
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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 343196499.
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