BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. in 18 BUNKER HILL INDUSTRIAL PARK, BOSTON, MA 02129 (NAICS 424480). OSHA activity number 344837752.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.
- Site address
- 18 BUNKER HILL INDUSTRIAL PARK
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02129
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 290574, BOSTON, MA 02129
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 424480
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,675 · Current $8,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident: Dry Warehouse: Employer did not ensure that the operator of a narrow aisle order picker (a powered industrial truck) was provided refresher training following an accident where the order picker operator struck an unsecured steel storage rack causing the rack to tip over and fall on an employee resulting in serious injuries such as fractures and soft tissue injuries.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $8675
1910.178 N01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,675 · Current $8,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(1): The employer did not ensure that operators kept the powered industrial truck under control at all times while traveling: Dry Warehouse: Employer did not ensure that an operator kept a narrow aisle order picker under control at all times where the order picker operator struck an unsecured steel storage rack causing the rack to tip over and fall on an employee resulting in serious injuries such as fractures and soft tissue injuries.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $8675
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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 344837752.
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