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NEEDHAM, MA —

OSHA Inspection: PAUL KAVANAUGH

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PAUL KAVANAUGH in HOLLAND STREET, NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341096741.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PAUL KAVANAUGH
Site address
HOLLAND STREET
City
NEEDHAM
State
MA
ZIP
02492
Mailing
47 PARKER STREET, WESTWOOD, MA 02090

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Planned (H)
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
238160
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B02 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:  Jobsite: On the right side of the ladder jack scaffold there was a plank that was not 12 inches wide.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1400
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.451 G01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  Jobsite: A fall arrest system was not provided for workers using a ladder jack scaffold approximately 19 feet from ground level.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1400
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   Jobsite: Workers were exposed to a fall hazard working on a roof approximately 19 feet from ground level without using fall protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.503 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite: Workers were not provided training on the hazards of working at heights over 6 feet and on the use of fall protection systems to minimize the fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $800
  • — Z (S) $1600

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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 341096741.