NORTH READING, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BAY STATE ROOFERS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BAY STATE ROOFERS, INC. in 93 MARBLEHEAD STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01864 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 337670418.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BAY STATE ROOFERS, INC.
- Site address
- 93 MARBLEHEAD STREET
- City
- NORTH READING
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01864
- Mailing
- 240 PARK STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. (a) Location 93 Marblehead Street, North Reading, MA 01864 On or about 12/04/12, proper access to scaffolds was not provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2200
1926.451 B05 I
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches:Note: Does not apply if the platform was designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or had guardrails that blocked employee access to the end. (a) Location - 93 Marblehead Street North Reading, MA, 01864 On or about 12/04/12, employees were not protected from scaffold collapse while working on a ladder jack scaffold with the platform extending more than 12 inches over its supports. Baystate Roofers, Inc. was previously issued a citation for a similar violation 1926.451(b)(5)(ii) for having a ladder jack scaffold platform extending over its supports more than 18 inches when the platform supports were greater than 10 feet apart. This citation was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315871897, Citation Number 01, Item number 002A, issued on 01/24/2012, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/16/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 43 High Street, Topsfield, MA 01983. A recent inspection of the same employer reveals a violation of 1926.451(b)(5)(i) for having a ladder jack scaffold platform extending over its supports more than 12 inches when the platform supports were less than 10 feet apart.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3500
- — Z (R) $4400
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,160 · Current $4,000 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 93 Marblehead Street, North Reading, MA 01864 On or about 12/04/12, employees were not protected from falling more than 6 feet above a lower level while working on a two story roof. Baystate Roofers, Inc. was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315871897, Citation Number 01, Item number 006A, issued on 01/24/2012, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/16/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 43 High Street, Topsfield, MA 01983.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4000
- — Z (R) $6160
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 337670418.
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