SPRINGFIELD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: MARGOLES WALL SYSTEM
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MARGOLES WALL SYSTEM in C/O MAIN ST & ARLINGTON CT, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 339502288.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARGOLES WALL SYSTEM
- Site address
- C/O MAIN ST & ARLINGTON CT
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01103
- Mailing
- 159 MAIN ST, WESTFIELD, MA 01085
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E09 I
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting a scaffold: (a) 152 Main St Springfield, MA: On or about November 25, 2013, employees were climbing up the fabricated frames, and the wooden mid rail to reach the upper levels of the scaffold they were erecting, which is not in accordance with this subpart since the frames/mid rail are not designed for climbing.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.451 E09 IV
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress: (a) 152 Main St Springfield, MA: On or about November 25, 2013, an employee was climbing on the cross braces of this tubular welded frame scaffold to reach the roof of the adjacent structure, 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 (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed: (a) 152 Main St Springfield, MA: On or about November 25, 2013, employees were using an unopened A frame ladder to access the scaffold system they were constructing at this address, which is not in accordance witrh this subpart.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 339502288.
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