MARBLEHEAD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VIEWPOINT SIGN AND AWNING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VIEWPOINT SIGN AND AWNING in 123 PLEASANT STREET, MARBLEHEAD, MA 01945 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339413601.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VIEWPOINT SIGN AND AWNING
- Site address
- 123 PLEASANT STREET
- City
- MARBLEHEAD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01945
- Mailing
- 35 LYMAN STREET, NORTHBOROUGH, MA 01532
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with such guards when in use. (a) Location: Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA On or about 8/6/2013, the employee was exposed to struck by hazards while using an unguarded portable electric DeWalt grinder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.404 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): General. The employer shall use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors. Location: 123 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA On or about 8/6/13, employees were not protected from electrical shock and burns while using electric equipment that was not GFCI protected.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.1053 B08
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder. (a) Location - Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, On or about 8/6/13, an employee was exposed to falling while working from a ladder that could be displaced.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired: (a) location - On or about 8/6/13, a portable ladder that was damaged was not withdrawn from service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. (a) Location - Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, On or about 8/6/13, the employer did not provide adequate training to employees who use ladders.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 339413601.
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