TOPSFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS PROPERTY SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of COLUMBUS PROPERTY SERVICES, INC. in MEADOWVIEW ROAD, TOPSFIELD, MA 01983 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 340666973.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLUMBUS PROPERTY SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- MEADOWVIEW ROAD
- City
- TOPSFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01983
- Mailing
- 2 DE BUSH AVENUE UNIT C2, MIDDLETON, MA 01949
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 II
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not 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 - Meadowview Road, Topsfield, MA: On or about 5/29/2015, a pump jack scaffold platform extended more than eighteen inches beyond its support and was not secured to prevent tipping.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) Location - Meadowview Road, Topsfield, MA: On or about 5/29/2015, a pump jack scaffold pole did not bear on base plates, mud sills, or other adequately firm foundation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level: (a) Location - Meadowview Road, Topsfield, MA: On or about 5/29/2015, employees working on a pump jack scaffold at a height of eleven feet two inches were not protected from falling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: (a) Location - Meadowview Road, Topsfield, MA: On or about 5/29/2015, pump jack scaffold poles were not secured at the bottom.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 340666973.
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