SOMERVILLE, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: GILSON SOUZA
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GILSON SOUZA in 357 SOMERVILLE AVENUE, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339544405.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GILSON SOUZA
- Site address
- 357 SOMERVILLE AVENUE
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02143
- Mailing
- 140 RIDGE STREET, WINCHESTER, MA 01890
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. Location - 357 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA: On or about 1/13/2014, an employee installing siding from a pump jack scaffold, the employee was not provided with a safe means to access the scaffold platform.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles shall be secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. Location - 357 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA: On or about 1/13/2014, an employee installing siding from a pump jack scaffold, the pump jack scaffold poles were not secured at the bottom to prevent unintentional displacement.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Location - 357 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA: On or about 1/13/2014, an employee installing siding from a pump jack scaffold, the scaffold did not have end rails installed on the open ends.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. Location - 357 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA: On or about 1/13/2014, an employee working from a residential roof that was six feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to the ground below.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339544405.
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