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Thomas Short: OSHA inspections and violations

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
8citation items
$10,500current penalties
Mar 29, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Thomas Short in Massachusetts one time.

It opened on Mar 29, 2016 on a referral, in Cambridge.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 6 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,400; today they stand at $10,500, 43% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.501 (fall protection in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Thomas Short averages $10,500 across 1 cited inspection.

Thomas Short: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341359123 OPENED MAR 29, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2018

472 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.34(a) · Means of egress
 Other-than-serious$1,600$1,100Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4) · Fire protection
 Other-than-serious$1,600$0Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$2,800$2,800Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,000$1,800Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$2,800Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$0Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,000$2,000Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
 Serious$2,800$0Apr 18, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)

(a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4)

(4) All firefighting equipment shall be periodically inspected and maintained in operating condition. Defective equipment shall be immediately replaced.

29 CFR 1926.34 · Means of egress

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in Massachusetts

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