ANDOVER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: J. WHITE CONTRACTING INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of J. WHITE CONTRACTING INC. in CORNER OF GREENWOOD & CHANDLER RD, ANDOVER, MA 01810 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 347007486.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J. WHITE CONTRACTING INC.
- Site address
- CORNER OF GREENWOOD & CHANDLER RD
- City
- ANDOVER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01810
- Mailing
- 3 MURRAY HILL LANE, ANDOVER, MA 01810
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238190
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2):A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees. Location: Across from 207 Greenwood Road, Andover, MA;, Andover, MA; On or about 10/03/2023, two employees were allowed to work inside of a trench excavation that was 6-feet in depth and had no ladder or other safe means of egress for the employees to access or egress the excavation with.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employees allowed to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Location: Across from 207 Greenwood Road, Andover, MA; On or about 10/03/2023, two employees were observed working underneath a suspended load from a CAT excavator. The employees were working from inside of an unprotected trench excavation and were exposed to being struck-by or crushed-by the overhead load being handled by the excavator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
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). Location: Across from 207 Greenwood Road, Andover, MA; On or about 10/03/2023, two employees were allowed to work inside an unprotected trenching excavation that was 6-feet in depth and were exposed to a potential cave-in from the unsupported walls of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
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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 347007486.
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