WESTFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: YSC, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of YSC, INC. in 39 MAIN STREET, WESTFORD, MA 01886 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 340508084.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- YSC, INC.
- Site address
- 39 MAIN STREET
- City
- WESTFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01886
- Mailing
- 240 LITTLETON COUNTRY ROAD, HARVARD, MA 01451
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- May 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. On or about 3/31/2015, employer failed to have a competent person inspect the guardrail system to ensure it was safe for workers to work on the third level of a windmill.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1800
1926.502 B02 IV
- Issued
- May 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)(iv): Midrails, when used, were not installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working level; screens and mesh, when used, did not extend from the top rail to the walking/working level and along the entire opening between top rail supports; Intermediate members, when used between posts, were more than 19 inches (.5 m) apart; Other structural members were not installed such that there are no openings in the guardrail system that are more than 19 inches (48 cm) wide: (a) Location - 39 Main Street, Westford, MA: On or about 3/31/2015, the spacing between other structural members of the guardrail of the third level of a windmill was greater than 19 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 B03
- Issued
- May 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge: (a) Location - 39 Main Street, Westford, MA: On or about 3/31/2015, the capacity of the wooden guardrail of the third level of a windmill was diminished by rot.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2520
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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 340508084.
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