PEABODY, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: BRET STEEL CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BRET STEEL CORP. in 55 NEWBURY STREET, PEABODY, MA 01960 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 345420145.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRET STEEL CORP.
- Site address
- 55 NEWBURY STREET
- City
- PEABODY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01960
- Mailing
- 131 BACK ROAD, DOVER, NH 03820
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238120
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.754 B02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.754(b)(2): At no time shall there be more than four floors or 48 feet (14.6 m), whichever is less, of unfinished bolting or welding above the foundation or uppermost permanently secured floor, except where the structural integrity is maintained as a result of the design. (a) Location: 55 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA On or about 7/14/2021, the employer had erected up to the seventh floor that was at an elevation of about 62'-10" above grade and was in the process of setting roof beams at an elevation of 73'-6" above grade. The employer did not ensure that the four floors or 48 feet below the erection work had no unfinished bolting. Structural steel floor joist (beams) from the second floor up to the roof deck had connections that had not been fully bolted (only 2 shear studs placed for floor framing beams @ perimeter). This exposed employees to struck by hazards and their associated injuries in the event a potential collapse from a structural failure where there was unfinished bolting.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $5000
- · C (S) $9557
- · Z (S) $9557
1926.754 B03
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.754(b)(3): A fully planked or decked floor or nets shall be maintained within two stories or 30 feet (9.1 m), whichever is less, directly under any erection work being performed. (a) Location: 55 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA On or about 7/14/2021, employer did not install either a (fall protection) net or a floor within two stories or 30 feet (whichever is less).
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $9557
- · Z (S) $9557
1926.754 E01 III
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.754(e)(1)(iii): Bundles of metal decking on joists shall be landed in accordance with � 1926.757(e)(4). (a) Location: 55 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA Bundles of steel decking were landed on the 2nd floor steel floor joist that were not fully bridged, connected, and secured; exposing employees to a collapsing floor fall, struck-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $9557
- · Z (S) $9557
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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 345420145.
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