NEWTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: HIGH QUALITY EXCAVATING SERVICE, INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of HIGH QUALITY EXCAVATING SERVICE, INC. in 167 WINCHESTER ST., NEWTON, MA 02461 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 347006058.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HIGH QUALITY EXCAVATING SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- 167 WINCHESTER ST.
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02461
- Mailing
- 232 ROBERT RD., MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Jobsite: Employees, walking/working around unguarded basement stairwell opening, were not protected from falling 9-ft to the concrete floor below.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.651 I01
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees. Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the rock wall and chainlink fence at the rear perimeter of the property was supported exposing employees to struck-by/caught between hazards posed by these structures falling onto employees.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). Jobsite: Employees, working near the base of the excavation and at the right rear corner of building B, were not protected from cave-in hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347006058.
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