BILLERICA, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: PAUL BOUCHER DBA P&R BOUCHER BUILDERS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PAUL BOUCHER DBA P&R BOUCHER BUILDERS in 24 ALLEN ROAD, BILLERICA, MA 01821 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 337034987.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PAUL BOUCHER DBA P&R BOUCHER BUILDERS
- Site address
- 24 ALLEN ROAD
- City
- BILLERICA
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01821
- Mailing
- 155 BROADWAY SUITE #1, DRACUT, MA 01826
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) Location: Allen Road, Billerica, MA: On or about 10/24/12, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.
Recent events (4)
- · F (S) $1200
- · F (S) $1200
- · C (S) $2800
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): A stairway or ladder shall be provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist is provided. (a) Location - Allen Road, Billerica, MA: On or about 10/24/12, where a break in elevation exceeded 19 inches, a stairway or ladder was not provided for an employee access to roof.
Recent events (4)
- · F (S) $800
- · F (S) $800
- · C (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(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. (a) Location - Allen Road, Billerica, MA: On or about 10/24/12, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (4)
- · F (S) $800
- · F (S) $800
- · C (S) $2800
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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 337034987.
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