NEWTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED in 882 COMMONWEALTH AVE, NEWTON, MA 02458 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339627150.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 882 COMMONWEALTH AVE
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02458
- Mailing
- 3 THAYER ST 1ST FLOOR, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
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
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. (a) Location: 882 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, Ma On or about 3/11/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on a roof greater than six feet above a lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Location - 882 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, Ma On or about 3/11/2014, the employer did not provide training for the employees who might be exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- May 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed. Location: 882 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, Ma On or about 3/11/2014, a stepladder was used in the closed position.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — 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 339627150.
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