AMHERST, MA —
OSHA Inspection: WILCOX BUILDERS, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WILCOX BUILDERS, INC in 121 N PLEASANT ST, AMHERST, MA 01004 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339436453.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WILCOX BUILDERS, INC
- Site address
- 121 N PLEASANT ST
- City
- AMHERST
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01004
- Mailing
- 7 NOLAN CIRCLE, HATFIELD, MA 01038
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1903.19 C01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: As of June 24, 2014, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement was completed for the violations from Inspection number 943645, issued on 12/11/13, with final order date of 1/17/14.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $400
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): The personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) was not rigged such that an employee would not contact any lower level: (a) 121 N. Pleasant St Amherst, MA: On or about October 21, 2013, an employee was using a PFAS that was rigged to let the employee fall more than 25FT before arresting the fall; where the distance to contact the lower level was only 18Ft 2IN, which is not in accordance with this subpart: Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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 did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access: (a) 121 N. Pleasant St Amherst, MA: On or about October 21, 2013, an employee was using an A frame ladder to climb onto the roof surface/top of roof joists that did not even reach the upper landing surface, which is not in accordance with this subpart: Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: (a) 121 N. Pleasant St Amherst, MA: On or about October 21, 2013, an employee was climbing on the top and/or top step an A frame ladder to reach the roof surface level he was working on, which is not in accordance with this subpart: Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 339436453.
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