MEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: G.V.W, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of G.V.W, INC in 276 SALEM STREET, MEDFORD, MA 02153 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339915548.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- G.V.W, INC
- Site address
- 276 SALEM STREET
- City
- MEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02153
- Mailing
- 1200 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. (a) Location - 276 Salem Street, Medford, MA: On or about 8/21/2014, an employee installing roof shingles using a pneumatic nail gun was not provided with eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1400
- — Z (S) $2200
1926.451 B05 II
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end. (a) Location - 276 Salem Street, Medford, MA: On or about 8/21/2014, employees were installing roof shingles from a ladder jack scaffold platform that extended greater than 18 inches over its support.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2200
1926.452 K01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms shall not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m). (a) Location - 276 Salem Street, Medford, MA: On or about 8/21/2014, employees were installing roof shingles from a ladder jack scaffold that exceeded twenty feet in height.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. (a) Location - 276 Salem Street, Medford, MA: On or about 8/21/2014, an employee installing roof shingles on a roof that was greater than 6 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1600
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,400 Reduced
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 shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access. (a) Location - 276 Salem Street, Medford, MA: On or about 8/21/2014, employees were using an extension ladder that did not extend three feet beyond the scaffold platform in which employees were accessing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2200
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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 339915548.
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