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OSHA Inspection: GENTLEMAN PAINTING

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GENTLEMAN PAINTING in TOWN HALL MAIN RD., CHESTERFIELD, MA 01012 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 334847985.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
GENTLEMAN PAINTING
Site address
TOWN HALL MAIN RD.
City
CHESTERFIELD
State
MA
ZIP
01012
Mailing
44 ANDOVER ST., PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238320
Employees
4
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.62 D02 V A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 19, 2012
Abate by
Oct 3, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

Hazardous substances 1591

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A):        Until the employer performs an employee exposure assessment as required under paragraph (d) of this section and determines actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with paragraph (f) of this standard:  *************************      a)  Chesterfield Town Hall Jobsite:   Four employees manually scraped lead-containing paint off the building.  Air sampling to ascertain the level of employee exposure to airborne lead had not been done.  The employer did not provide HEPA respirators or HEPA respirator cartridges which are appropriate for airborne lead exposures.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1800
  • · Z (S) $1800

1926.62 D02 V E

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 19, 2012
Abate by
Oct 3, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E):     Until the employer performs an employee assessment as required under paragraph (d) of this standard and determines actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide the employees with biological monitoring consisting of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:    ***************************************      a)  Chesterfield Town Hall Jobsite:   Four employees manually scraped lead-containing paint off the structure.  Air sampling to ascertain the level of employee exposure to airborne lead was not done.  The employer did not provide the employees with biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling for lead and zinc protoporphyrin.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1926.453 B02 V

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 19, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,530 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.453 (b)(2)(v): Employee(s) did not wear a body belt with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.     ****************************************************    a).   Chesterfield Town Hall:  An employee working out of an aerial lift on the south side of the building did not have his lanyard attached to either the boom or the basket of the lift.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $1530

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 334847985.

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