LONGMEADOW, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CHARISTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CHARISTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. in 124 WESTMORELAND AVE, LONGMEADOW, MA 01106 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342432192.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHARISTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 124 WESTMORELAND AVE
- City
- LONGMEADOW
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01106
- Mailing
- 38 HARKNESS AVENUE, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028
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
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,577 · Current $2,789 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level. a)124 Westmoreland Ave., Longmeadow, MA: On or about June 22, 2017, two employees were observed working from a ladder jack scaffold system, without being protected from falling more than 17 feet to the ground below. Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2788.5
- — Z (S) $5577
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,984 · Current $1,992 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used. a)124 Westmoreland Ave., Longmeadow, MA: On or about June 22, 2017, an employee was observed climbing over the scaffold plank to use the support ladder of the ladder jack scaffold as his access to the scaffold plank working surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1992
- — Z (S) $3984
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,187 · Current $1,594 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed. a)124 Westmoreland Ave., Longmeadow, MA: On or about June 22, 2017, an employee was observed climbing on the rails of the shingle lift to access the working level of the ladder jack scaffold system he was using to roof this residence.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1593.5
- — Z (S) $3187
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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 342432192.
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