OSHA Inspection: HARNUM INDUSTRIES LTD

Issued

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 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:  (a) Location - 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA:  On or about April 8, 2019, an employee was working in a 6-7 foot deep trench without a safe means of egress (freight elevator trench).

Issued

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $0.00 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).  (a) Location - 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA:  On or about April 8, 2019, employees were working in trenches that were greater than five feet deep without a protective system (pH adjustment and freight elevator trenches).

Issued

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  (a) Location - 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA:  On or about April 8, 2019, employees were not protected from impalement hazards of unguarded reinforcing steel in the pH adjustment and freight elevator trenches.

Issued

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  (a) Location - 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA:  On or about April 8, 2019, a portable ladder used for accessing the upper landing in the pH adjustment tank trench did not extend at least 3 feet above the floor.

Issued

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  (a) Location - 10 Wilson Road, Cambridge, MA:  On or about April 8, 2019, a step ladder used for entering and exiting the pH adjustment trench was used in the closed position.