MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
FOUNDERS BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02114
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Inspection records
Feb 27, 2025#348069584Feb 27, 2025Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Health#348069584$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348069584
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 2025
- Closed
- Apr 21, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 50 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
May 3, 2024#347456964May 3, 2024Final Order RecordedReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#347456964$16,1311 viol.1 violation$16,131 in penalties
Inspection #347456964
Dates
- Opened
- May 3, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 2024
- Final Order
- Nov 13, 2024
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,131
- Penalties on Record
- $16,131
- Site Address
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $16,131 | $16,131 | - | Nov 13, 2024 |
Oct 30, 2009#313795551Oct 30, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#313795551$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313795551
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2009
- Closed
- Apr 8, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 621112 Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Mar 24, 2008#310678669Mar 24, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#310678669$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310678669
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 2008
- Closed
- Apr 8, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 11, 2004#306810425Feb 11, 2004Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#306810425$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306810425
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 11, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 895
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 32 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 18, 2003#305547234Feb 18, 2003FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#305547234$10,0002 viol.2 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #305547234
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 26, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 12, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,600
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 80 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed in fall through sidewalk grate
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | $5,000 | Jul 30, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 E07 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | $5,000 | Jul 30, 2003 | - | - |
Sep 10, 1999#302917356Sep 10, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302917356$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302917356
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 10, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Lawrence House, Corner N. Grove & Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
May 14, 1996#116307000May 14, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#116307000$3,7505 viol.5 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #116307000
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 4, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,375
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 22 | 30 | $1,500 | $0 | Oct 2, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 B01 | Serious | 2 | 40 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 21, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.1101 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19261101 F02 III | Other | 7 | 140 | $1,125 | $0 | Nov 15, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.1101 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19261101 K06 | Serious | 19 | 140 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Aug 21, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1926.1101 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19261101 L02 | Serious | 3 | 140 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Aug 21, 1996 | - | - |
Oct 28, 1993#109128025Oct 28, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#109128025$8501 viol.1 violation$850 in penalties
Inspection #109128025
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 28, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 1993
- Closed
- Jan 13, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $850
- Penalties on Record
- $850
- Site Address
- B210 Gray 2 Hemotoloty Lab Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 K01 | Other | 1 | 15 | $850 | $850 | Feb 4, 1994 | - | - |
Jul 11, 1991#107441024Jul 11, 1991Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#107441024$18,10022 viol.22 violations$18,100 in penalties
Inspection #107441024
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 30, 1991
- Closed
- May 26, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10,000
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 22
- Violation Types
- 20 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $32,625
- Penalties on Record
- $18,100
- Site Address
- Founders Building, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 22 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Serious | 77 | 23 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jan 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,750 | $1,875 | Jan 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 I | Serious | 18 | 71 | $3,750 | $2,475 | Jan 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 I | Serious | 35 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Jan 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 I | Serious | 7 | 23 | $0 | $0 | Jan 14, 1992 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 22 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
12 inspections, 1988 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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