WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS,INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GENERAL CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS,INC in 1615 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339973034.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS,INC
- Site address
- 1615 RIVERDALE ST
- City
- WEST SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01089
- Mailing
- 229 COLLEGE HIGHWAY, SOUTHWICK, MA 01077
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D15
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached: (a)1615 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA: On or about September 29, 2014, the employees were using reusable roof anchors that had not been installed properly, and thus would not support at least 5,000 pounds per employee.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.503 A02 II
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee that provided instruction on the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and/or inspecting the fall protection systems to be used: (a)1615 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA: On or about September 29, 2014, the employer failed to train his employees on the correct procedures to erect the fall protection system that was in use at this site.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
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 was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a)1615 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA: On or about September 29, 2014, an employee working on this steep roof was not protected from falling more than 11 feet to the ground below. General Contracting Solutions, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number315517029 citation number 1 , item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 12, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 57 Allen St., Springfield, MA.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (R) $4000
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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 339973034.
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