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OSHA Inspection: WORCESTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WORCESTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC in 76 WEBSTER ST, WORCESTER, MA 01603 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346640246.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
WORCESTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC
Site address
76 WEBSTER ST
City
WORCESTER
State
MA
ZIP
01603
Mailing
6 JACQUES ST, WORCESTER, MA 01603

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
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
238130
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

Citations

7 citations on file for this inspection.

1903.19 C01

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $376.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer had not certified to OSHA (the Agency) within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each cited violation has been abated:  76 Webster St, Worcester, MA. As of  August 15, 2023, the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item 1a, Citation 1 Item 1b, Citation 1 Item 2a, Citation 1 Item 2b and Citation 1 Item 3 from Inspection number 1664024, issued on May 9, 2023 with a final order date of June 15, 2023.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $376

1903.19 D01

Deleted Other-than-serious 4 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $376.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  76 Webster St., Worcester, MA: As of August 15, 2023 , the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents that abatement had been completed for any serious violation indicated by the Agency included in Citation1 Item 1a, Citation 1 Item 1b, Citation 1 Item 2a, Citation 1 Item 2b and Citation 1 Item 3 from inspection number 1664024, issued May 9, 2023 , with a final order date of June 15, 2023.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $376

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2679.00 · Current $1340.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested:   76 Webster St, , MA:  On April 18, 2023 and at times prior, the employer allowed an employee to use a full-face respirator without having ensured he had received a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1339.5
  • — Z (S) $2679

1910.134 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  76 Webster St, Worcester, MA: On April 18, 2023 and at times prior, the employer had not implemented a written respirator program to ensure users are  medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.405 A02 II I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2679.00 · Current $1340.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I):Flexible cords were not protected from damage, flexible cords were passed through doorways with no protection to avoid damage to the flexible cord:  76 Webster St., Worcester, MA: On or about April 18, 2023, a flexible cord was passed through a doorway with the door tightly shut on the unprotected flexible cord.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1339.5
  • — Z (S) $2679

1926.403 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, and or certified equipment was not installed and or used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, and or certification:  76 Webster St., Worcester, MA: On or about April 18, 2023, employees were observed using a Makita Right angle grinder to grind out the mortar on the brick fa�ade which was powered by an extension cord which was plugged into another extension cord to reach the power supply inside the building.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.453 B02 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):A body belt was not worn nor a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  76 Webster St., Worcester, MA: On or about April 18, 2023, two employees were observed repointing the brick fa�ade of this building from a raised aerial lift without being attached to the boom or basket nor  had the means to do so at this worksite.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19 (d) (1).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2344
  • — Z (S) $4688

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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 346640246.