FRAMINGHAM, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: CAPE ANN COPPER, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CAPE ANN COPPER, INC. in WATER STREET, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344880976.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CAPE ANN COPPER, INC.
- Site address
- WATER STREET
- City
- FRAMINGHAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01701
- Mailing
- 68 MAPLE AVENUE, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,453 · Current $4,453
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer than 10 ft. to power lines. Location - Water Street, Framingham, MA. (Corner of construction lot.) On or about August 12, 2020, three employees were not protected while working around energized electrical circuits.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4453
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,545 · Current $2,545
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. Location - Water Street, Framingham, MA. (Corner of construction lot.) On or about August 12, 2020, three employees were walking/working on a pump jack scaffold system that was not secured at the bottom.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2545
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,906 · Current $8,906
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Location - Water Street, Framingham, MA. (Corner of construction lot.) On or about August 12, 2020, three employees were walking/working on a steep roof greater than sixteen feet above lower level without wearing the fall protection they set up. The Cape Ann Copper, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1106735, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/08/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 190 State Street, Newburyport, MA 01950. The Cape Ann Copper, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1471305, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/06/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 298 Main Street, Gloucester, MA.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (R) $8906
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344880976.
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