BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: HI-RISE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HI-RISE, INC. in JOHN W. MCCORMACK BUILDING 1 ASHBURTON PLACE, BOSTON, MA 02108 (NAICS 561720). OSHA activity number 343821138.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HI-RISE, INC.
- Site address
- JOHN W. MCCORMACK BUILDING 1 ASHBURTON PLACE
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02108
- Mailing
- 1222 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 561720
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.27 B02 II
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- May 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure rope descent systems were used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, warnings, and design limitations or under the direction of a qualified person. Location: Job site The company did not follow rope descent system manufacturers instructions. Instance A: The outrigger gantry head was not secured to the gantry frame or beam. Instance B: A parapet wall was used to 'anchor' a rope descent system without the wall having been structurally analyzed by a registered professional engineer. Instance C: An MIO parapet clamp tie-back was not directly behind the outrigger that it 'served'. Instance D: An MIO parapet clamp was tightened using a pipe instead of hand tightened as required by the manufacturer. Instance E: Rope grabs and rope were not being cleaned in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2600
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.27 B02 III
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(iii) The employer must ensure that each employee that uses a rope decent system is trained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.30. Location: Job site Employees were not adequately trained in rigging, inspection and use of the rope descent system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2600
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.27 B02 IV
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- May 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that damaged or defective equipment is removed from service immediately and replaced; Location: rooftop rope descent systems Rope used to provide fall protection to an employee was badly damaged. It had not been removed from service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1700
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.27 B02 VI
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- May 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(vi) The employer must ensure that each employee uses a separate, independent personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of subpart I of this part: Jobsite: Safety lines for rope descent systems used the same anchors as the descending lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1700
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.27 B02 IX
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- May 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $2,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(2)(ix) The employer must ensure that the ropes of each rope descent system are effectively padded or otherwise protected, where they can contact edges of the building, anchorage, obstructions, or other surfaces, to prevent them from being cut or weakened; Jobsite: Rope descent system rope were not protected against damage from rough and narrow wall and angle iron surfaces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2300
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- May 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical. Facility: The company did not maintain a current Safety Data Sheet for a window cleaning chemical that was 'organized' in the manner required by OSHA.
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 343821138.
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