EAST BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CORP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BOSTON DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CORP in 1047 SARATOGA STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344376447.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BOSTON DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CORP
- Site address
- 1047 SARATOGA STREET
- City
- EAST BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02128
- Mailing
- 255 OAKWOOD AVENUE UNIT 2, REVERE, MA 02151
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 II
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,760 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units: Location: Jobsite Two workers were seriously injured when a ladder jack scaffold system, which had been set against a porch railing that broke under the weight of the scaffold and workers, causing the scaffold to collapse and the workers to fall over 20 feet the ground below suffering serious injuries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2760
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: Location: Jobsite Two workers were injured when a ladder jack scaffold, that had not been inspected by a competent person prior to the start of work, collapsed when the unstable object supporting it failed
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.451 G01 I
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,760 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system: Location: Jobsite Two workers who were not wearing personal fall arrest systems, sustained life-threatening injuries when the ladder jack scaffold they had been working from collapsed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2760
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Abate by
- May 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Location: Jobsite Two workers, who were not trained to recognize or avoid the hazards associated with work from scaffolds, were seriously injured when the ladder jack scaffolding they were on collapsed resultant from the scaffold being supported by an unstable object.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4048
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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 344376447.
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