SOUTH EASTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SCHAEFER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of SCHAEFER CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 941 WASHINGTON STREET, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375 (NAICS 423330). OSHA activity number 341796563.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCHAEFER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 941 WASHINGTON STREET
- City
- SOUTH EASTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02375
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1414, NORTH EASTHAM, MA 02651
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 423330
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B04 II
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,207 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(4)(ii): The point of operation of machine(s) whose operation exposed an employee to injury was not guarded: Location: Rear of building A table saw was unguarded thereby exposing the operator to a laceration and / or amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $3207
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $1,800 Reduced
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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii). Location: Ladder jack scaffold at the rear of the building, middle section. A section of the ladder jack scaffold work platform consisted of one wood plank that did not fully plank the jack. An employee working on it was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1800
- · Z (S) $3741
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $1,800 Reduced
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. Location: Ladder jack scaffolding at rear of building. Employees working on ladder jack scaffolding were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet. The employees were not protected against falling to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1800
- · Z (S) $3741
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Jobsite: The company has not adequately trained its employees in scaffold safety.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341796563.
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