BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: KONE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KONE, INC. in 136 BLACKSTONE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109 (NAICS 238290). OSHA activity number 345849715.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KONE, INC.
- Site address
- 136 BLACKSTONE STREET
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02109
- Mailing
- COREY WARD, VICE PRESIDENT FOR EHS 4225 NAPERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, LISLE, IL 60532
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238290
- Employees
- 290
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D09
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry: Location: Elevator hoistway for Rescue and emergency procedures were not developed or implemented for employees that entered elevator hoistways. On January 28, 2022 it took approximately 32 minutes to rescue a seriously injured employee who had been crushed between the elevator car cross-head and the hoistway ceiling.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.146 D10
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(10): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by 29 CFR 1910.146: Location: Elevator hoistway, Elevator 1-P-9676 The employer did not ensure that an entry permit was developed and implemented for entry into the elevator hoistway.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: Location: Elevator hoistways including the hoistway of the 1-P-9676 elevator at the Haymarket MBTA station. The company did not provide adequate permit required confined space training to employees performing elevator inspections. The inspections expose employees to hazards, including struck-by hazards from elevator equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,324 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Location: Job site The employer did not have facility specific lock out / tag out procedures for locking out elevator equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9324
- — Z (S) $9324
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $130,524 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Location: Elevator 905 ( State ID 1-P-9676 ) Hazardous mechanical energy was not adequately controlled when employees were servicing the elevator from the car top: Instance A: On January 28, 2022, an employee working from the car top was severely injured when the car moved up and the employee was caught between the elevator car cross-head and the top of the hoistway. Instance B: On or about January 31 - February 4, 2022, employees working on the car top did not adequately control potentially hazardous mechanical energy while performing repair work on the elevator. Instance C: Employees posting 'low clearance' warnings on the cap top on or about March 4, 2022 were on top of the elevator car whose potentially hazardous mechanical energy had not been adequately controlled.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $0
- — C (W) $130524
- — Z (W) $130524
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.40(a):Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under Part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours. The employer did not provide OSHA 300 and 300A logs to OSHA within four business hours of the request.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1865
- — C (O) $1865
- — Z (O) $1865
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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 345849715.
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