Incident on Sep 15, 2020: Employee fractures leg in fall from either roof or ladder
At 11:00 a.m. on September 15, 2020, an employee was ascending or descending from the roof. The employee fell to the lower-level concrete deck. The employee sustained broken leg bones and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342528924 OPENED AUG 7, 2017Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jul 19, 2018
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Dedham site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 47 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 47 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
NA-US-MA-Dedham
Dedham · 2024
47
4
2
6.2
3.1
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
A solar installer fell off a ladder onto the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to both legs.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5)
(5) If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.
(3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.
Other automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers employers in Massachusetts
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