BROOKLINE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: KARMA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KARMA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. in HIGH STREET DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 210 HIGH STREET, 218 HIGH STREET, 24 NEW TERRACE RD., BROOKLINE, MA 02445 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 347241481.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KARMA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- HIGH STREET DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 210 HIGH STREET, 218 HIGH STREET, 24 NEW TERRACE RD.
- City
- BROOKLINE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02445
- Mailing
- 40 WILLARD STREET SUITE 202, QUINCY, MA 02169
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 562910
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- May 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $64,529 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. Location: Worksite On or about January 30, 2024, employees were exposed to asbestos hazards where the employer permitted respirators to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of their respirator facepiece and the face while entering active regulated asbestos containment areas. On a follow-up on February 12, 2024, an employee was exposed to asbestos hazards where the employer permitted a respirator to be worn by an employee who had facial hair stubble that came between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face while entering regulated asbestos containment areas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (W) $64529
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested. Location: Worksite On or about January 30, 2023, an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was exposed to asbestos hazards where the employer did not ensure that an employee had been fit-tested as required, prior to entering asbestos regulated areas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1910.134 M02 I C
- Issued
- May 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(C):The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the specific make, model, style and size of respirator tested. Location: Worksite On or about January 30, 2024, an employee was exposed to asbestos hazards where the employer did not ensure that the fit-test record included the make, model, style, and size of the respirator that the employee was fit-tested on, to ensure that the same make, model, style, and size would be worn by the employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
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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 347241481.
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