HINGHAM, MA —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED SIDING & PAINTING, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNITED SIDING & PAINTING, INC. in 186 NEWBRIDGE STREET, HINGHAM, MA 02043 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 341967859.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED SIDING & PAINTING, INC.
- Site address
- 186 NEWBRIDGE STREET
- City
- HINGHAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02043
- Mailing
- 82 PLEASANT STREET, GRANBY, MA 01033
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: Jobsite: An employee suffered an amputation when using a Ridgid twelve (12) inch compound miter saw where the blade guard had been bypassed by a bungee cord.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2500
- — C (S) $3803
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.304 H01
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(h)(1): Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut: Jobsite: Employees were using a Dewalt Model DW745 ten (10) inch table saw without a blade guard exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. Jobsite: Employees were using a pump jack scaffold system that had not been erected by a competent person. Among the deficiencies observed were lack of fall protection and inadequate bracing. This exposed employees to fall and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $3803
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Jobsite: Employees were using a pump jack scaffold system that was approximately sixteen (16) feet above the ground without the use of fall protection. This exposed employees to falls to the frozen ground below.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2017
- 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. Jobsite: Employees were using a pump jack scaffold system that was not braced at the bottom exposing them to fall and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 341967859.
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