TOPSFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: D.H. SMITH, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of D.H. SMITH, INC. in 40 SOUTH MAIN STREET, TOPSFIELD, MA 01983 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339487951.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- D.H. SMITH, INC.
- Site address
- 40 SOUTH MAIN STREET
- City
- TOPSFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01983
- Mailing
- 11 HILL VIEW ROAD, NORTH READING, MA 01864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 I
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system: (a) Location - 40 South Main Street, Topsfield, MA: On or about 11/14/2013, employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold up to twenty feet above the lower level were not protected from falling by personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 K05
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another. (a) Location - 40 South Main Street, Topsfield, MA: On or about 11/14/2013, the platform of a ladder jack scaffold occupied by employees was bridged with another over a single ladder jack bracket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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. (a) Location - 40 South Main Street, Topsfield, MA: On or about 11/14/2013, employees working to dispose of roofing debris on a flat roof twelve feet above the lower level were not protected from falling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — 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 339487951.
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