Inspection 346614043 OPENED APR 3, 2023Closed
282-308 Bremen St., East Boston, MA 02128 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Miw Corp. 3 times in Massachusetts since 2016.
The latest one began on Apr 3, 2023 after a complaint, in East Boston.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,870 and now stand at $9,470, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.
Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Miw Corp. averages $4,735 (2 cited inspections).
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Inspection 342401312 OPENED JUN 15, 2017Closed
232 Old Coloney Road, Boston, MA 02110 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 15, 2017: Employee falls from elevated working surface and suffers mul
On June 15, 2017, Employee #1 was installing metal decking and performing edge work. He and another coworker were moving a sheet of metal decking to get ready to place it in position. While moving the metal sheet, Employee #1 tripped and fell over backwards through the perimeter safety cable. The perimeter cable was installed with a top rail only. No mid-rail was in place. Perimeter safety cable installation was also incomplete. He fell from elevated working surface, suffering multiple injuries that included broken bones in right hand, three fractured ribs, cracked skull, and six fractured vertebrae. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.760(d)(3) · Fall protection |
Serious | $5,070 | $5,070 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 341550549 OPENED JUN 15, 2016Closed
1205 Bay Street, Fall River, MA 02724 · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $1,600 | $800 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $1,600 | $800 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $1,600 | $800 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)
(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)
(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1926.760 · Fall protection
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.