BRADFORD, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: G & A MECHANICALS INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of G & A MECHANICALS INC. in 460 BRADFORD ROAD, BRADFORD, RI 02808 (NAICS 238290). OSHA activity number 307574202.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- G & A MECHANICALS INC.
- Site address
- 460 BRADFORD ROAD
- City
- BRADFORD
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02808
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 136, SWANSEA, MA 02777
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238290
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2005
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a 15 ft. fall hazard from an unguarded side of the elevated lift work platform: a) Bradford Dyeing Association, Dyehouse, The employee was elevated approximately 15 ft to repair the roof on or about July 22, 2005 and the access end of the platform was not provided with top-rail and mid-rail guards. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be to comply with the American National Standards Institute, ANSE A 92.6-1999 Standard, for Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $375.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 307574202.
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