OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to struck by hazards from over-head work and falling construction materials and debris, where hard hats were not worn.

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to struck by hazards from flying particles while using pneumatic air nail guns, where proper eye protection was not worn.

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,980 Reduced

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)      Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards from various levels to the ground below, where proper fall protection was not worn or utilized.

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards from a second level to the ground below, where window openings were not properly guarded.

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Abate by

Mar 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards from a second level to the ground below, where floor openings were not properly guarded.

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards, where stairways were not equipped with at least one handrail

Issued

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step    Location: 8 Loring Place, Hyde Park, MA    On or about March 1, 2018 employees were exposed to fall hazards, where the top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step.