LONGMEADOW, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: A L HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of A L HOME IMPROVEMENTS in 280 LONGMEADOW ST AKA ROUTE 5, LONGMEADOW, MA 01106 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339996852.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A L HOME IMPROVEMENTS
- Site address
- 280 LONGMEADOW ST AKA ROUTE 5
- City
- LONGMEADOW
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01106
- Mailing
- 134 LITTLE RIVER RD, 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: (a) 280 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow: On or about October 3, 2014, an employee was climbing up a scaffold system through its center using the partially (offset) planked levels as a climbing aid since the levels were not fully planked. 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 (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: (a) 280 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 3, 3014 an employee was roofing this residence more than 20 feet above the ground below without any fall protection. 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 (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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 did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access: (a) 280 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA: On or about October 3, 2014, an employee was observed using an extension ladder to access the welded steel tubular frame scaffold system at this address that did not extend any distance past the upper landing surface. 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 (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 339996852.
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