Nstar Electric has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 12, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Boston.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 willful and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $304,556 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $159,529, down 48%.
Most often, OSHA cited Section 5(a)(1), the General Duty Clause (2 items).
For context, across all utility employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $0. Nstar Electric averages $159,529 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 346079783 OPENED JUL 12, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 10,000 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2026
28 Bowdoin Street, Boston, MA 02114 · Electric Power Distribution · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 11, 2022 (fatal): Employee dies from severe burns, blood clot in arc flash
On October 11, 2022, an employee was working for an electrical power distributor was working inside an electrical vault. The employee was performing maintenance on a deenergized CM-22 Network Protector that was connected to an energized 2,000 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) transformer. Faulty insulators caused an electrical explosion and the employee was struck by an arc-flash. The employee died from severe burns and a blood clot.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $14,502 | $9,529 | Jan 10, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Willful | $145,027 | $0 | Jan 10, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Willful | $145,027 | $150,000 | Jan 10, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 309571867 OPENED OCT 25, 2006Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 2,000 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 2006
585 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02113 · Electric Power Distribution · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
