CHARLESTOWN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY in 180 NEW RUTHERFORD AVENUE, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 344378633.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY
- Site address
- 180 NEW RUTHERFORD AVENUE
- City
- CHARLESTOWN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02129
- Mailing
- 100 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET PO BOX 9187, BOSTON, MA 02114
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327320
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $385 · Current $385
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: Wastewater Treatment Plant (Shed): Where corrosive wastewater treatment chemicals such as Aries #2093 Coagulant, AquaPure T-500, AquaPure I-300 and 32% hydrochloric acid were handled, stored and used, the eyewash was not adequately maintained. Water pressure was too low to provide adequate flushing of both eyes. Boston Sand & Gravel Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.151(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1279933, citation number 1, item number 1, issued on May 4, 2018, and was affirmed as a final order on May 22, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 180 New Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $385
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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 344378633.
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