FALMOUTH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: H.A. LEO CRANE SERVICE, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of H.A. LEO CRANE SERVICE, LLC in 550 MAIN STREET, FALMOUTH, MA 02540 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 347852899.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H.A. LEO CRANE SERVICE, LLC
- Site address
- 550 MAIN STREET
- City
- FALMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02540
- Mailing
- 51 ARKWRIGHT RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $8,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s). Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to fall and electric shock hazards due to employer not conducting adequate frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8000
- — C (S) $4965
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.753 C01 IV
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $33,103 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.753(c)(1)(iv):The operator shall be responsible for those operations under the operator's direct control. Whenever there is any doubt as to safety, the operator shall have the authority to stop and refuse to handle loads until safety has been assured. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to a struck by caught beneath and shock hazards due the employer not ensuring operations were conducted in a safe manner.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (W) $33103
- — Z (W) $33103
1926.753 D02 III
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.753(d)(2)(iii): When working under suspended loads, the loads were not rigged by a qualified rigger: Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to crushing hazards where the employer did not ensure loads were rigged by a qualified rigger.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4965
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.1408 B01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(b)(1): The employer did not conduct a planning meeting with the operator and the other workers who will be in the area of the equipment or load to review the location of the power line(s), and the steps that will be implemented to prevent encroachment/electrocution. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to electric shock and electrocution hazards due to not adequately pre-planning the lifting of structural steel components during construction in the vicinity of residential power lines.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4965
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.1408 A02 III A
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2)(iii)(A):The line's voltage and the minimum approach distance permitted under Table A (see 29 CFR 1926.1408) were not determined by the employer. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to hazards associated with electric shock when a steel beam was permitted to get closer to energized power distribution lines than permitted in Table A (in this instance 10 feet). Measurements taken during the inspection and an estimate of the height of the bean in the ironworkers hand puts the beam 5 to 44.28 inches from the distribution line, well withing the 10 foot approach distance.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $0
- — C (W) $0
- — Z (W) $0
1926.1408 B03
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(b)(3): Where encroachment precautions were required under Option (2) or Option (3) of this section, an elevated warning line, barricade, or line of signs was not erected and maintained, in view of the operator, equipped with flags or similar high-visibility markings, at 20 feet from the power line (if using Option (2) of this section) or at the minimum approach distance under Table A (see section 1926.1408)(if using Option (3) of this section). Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to hazards associated with electric shock when there were no elevated warning line, barricade, or line of signs was not erected and maintained, in view of the operator, equipped with flags or similar high-visibility markings erected while hoisting structural steel in the vicinity of energized power distribution lines. Measurements taken during the inspection and an estimate of the height of the bean in the ironworkers hand puts the beam 5 to 44.28 inches from the distribution line.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $0
- — C (W) $0
- — Z (W) $0
1926.1408 B04 II
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(b)(4)(ii): The employer did not designate a dedicated spotter who is in continuous contact with the operator meeting the requirements in paragraphs 1926.1408(b)(4)(ii)[A] through 1926.1408(b)(4)(ii)[D]: Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October, 30 2024, employees were exposed to hazards associated with electric shock when there was no dedicated spotter used to ensure no part of the load, load line, rigging, or equipment gets closer to the power distribution line that the minimum approach distance.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $0
- — C (W) $0
- — Z (W) $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 347852899.
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