CAMBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED HOME EXPERTS, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNITED HOME EXPERTS, INCORPORATED in 44 RIVER ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 343303194.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED HOME EXPERTS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 44 RIVER ST
- City
- CAMBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02139
- Mailing
- 200 BUTTERFIELD DR, ASHLAND, MA 01721
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
- 238170
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.304 D
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(d): All portable, power-driven circular saws were not equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe: a) 44 River St., Cambridge, MA: On or about June 13, 2018, an employee was observed operating a table saw without any guard on the blade.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1300
- — Z (S) $2772
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent and continuous: a) 44 River St., Cambridge, MA: On or about June 13, 2018, an employee was observed using an extension cord to power electrical devices that had its grounding pin removed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1300
- — Z (S) $2217
1926.405 G02 IV
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws: a) 44 River St., Cambridge, MA: On or about June 13, 2018, employees were observed using an extension cord that had the conductors pulled out of the terminal end of the extension cord, thus providing no strain relief.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: a) 44 River St., Cambridge, MA: On or about June 13, 2018, two employees were observed climbing over the pic of the ladder jack scaffold to climb down the support ladder of the scaffold instead of an independent 3rd ladder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level: a) 44 River St., Cambridge, MA: On or about June 13, 2018, two employees were observed working from a ladder jack scaffold , more than 12 feet above the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 343303194.
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