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OSHA Inspection: JAMES J. WELCH & CO, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JAMES J. WELCH & CO, INC. in 7 COLBY CT., BEDFORD, NH 03110 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 343993622.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
7 COLBY CT.
City
BEDFORD
State
NH
ZIP
03110
Mailing
27 CONCRESS STREET SUITE 503, SALEM, MA 01970
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236220
Employees
1
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 27, 2019
Abate by
Oct 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $4,168 · Current $2,084 Reduced
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):    Site- An employee was not protected from a fall of 10.8 feet where each scaffold work platform was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2084
  • — Z (S) $4168

1926.451 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 27, 2019
Abate by
Oct 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  Site- An employee was not protected from a fall of 10.8 feet where scaffold work platforms were less than 10 inches wide.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 27, 2019
Abate by
Oct 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $4,168 · Current $2,084 Reduced
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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      Site- An employee was not protected from a fall hazard where there was no access provided between a wood plank scaffold in the awning and a tube and coupler scaffold tower built from the ground. An employee climbing between the two scaffold platforms where the horizontal distance between the platforms was greater than 3 feet.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2084
  • — Z (S) $4168

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 27, 2019
Abate by
Oct 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    Site- An employee not protected from a fall hazard where a Werner 8 foot step ladder was used to access the work platform of a scaffold tower and the top of the ladder was not secured to prevent displacement where the ladder was not long enough to extend three feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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