WINTHROP, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: GALAXY HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GALAXY HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP. in 15 CREST AVE, WINTHROP, MA 02152 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 342263423.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALAXY HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP.
- Site address
- 15 CREST AVE
- City
- WINTHROP
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02152
- Mailing
- 212 WELD STREET 1ST FLOOR, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716
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 - 15 Crest Ave, Winthrop, MA: On or about 4/19/17, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was bearing on base plates or other adequate foundations.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $2716
- · I (S) $1711
- · Z (S) $2716
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note: Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section. (a) Location - 15 Crest Ave, Winthrop, MA: On or about 4/19/17, a pump jack scaffold was erected where the scaffold came within the approach distance for an energized power line.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: (a) Location - 15 Crest Ave, Winthrop, MA: On or about 4/19/17, employees were exposed to falls greater than 12 feet while working on an unprotected pump jack scaffold installing siding.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173
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 - 15 Crest Ave, Winthrop, MA: On or about 4/19/17, employees were exposed to scaffold collapse when working on pump jack scaffold where poles were not secured at the bottom.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $2173
- · I (S) $1711
- · Z (S) $2173
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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 342263423.
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