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OSHA Inspection: TRUE COLORS PAINTING, LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TRUE COLORS PAINTING, LLC in 40 PILGRIM ROAD, READING, MA 01867 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 344004957.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
40 PILGRIM ROAD
City
READING
State
MA
ZIP
01867
Mailing
212 CANAL STREET, 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
238320
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.416 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Abate by
Jul 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $1,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    Location: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA    On or about May 7, 2019, an employee was not protected while working around energized electrical circuits.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1600
  • — Z (S) $3978

1926.1053 B12

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Abate by
Jul 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive siderails:  Location: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA  On or about May 7, 2019, an employee was not protected from electric shock hazards while sanding wood shingles from an aluminum ladder within close proximity of an energized overhead power line.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Abate by
Jul 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $3,000 Reduced
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: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA    On or about May 7, 2019, employees were not protected from fall hazards of 10 feet, 7-inches while working from the roof without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3000
  • — Z (S) $3978

1926.1053 B06

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Abate by
Jul 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    Location: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA    On or about May 7, 2019, an employee was using a portable ladder that was not secured or stable on top of the roof of a single family residential house and exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10-feet.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3978

1926.1053 B04

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Penalty
Initial $2,415 · Current $1,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    Location: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA    On or about May 7, 2019, an employee utilized a 6-foot Louisville A-frame portable step ladder in the closed position and was exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1600
  • — Z (S) $2415

1926.1053 B05 I

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2019
Abate by
Jul 3, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).    Location: 40 Pilgrim Road, Reading, MA    On or about May 7, 2019, employees did not set up two non-self-supporting ladders at the proper angles, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3978

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 344004957.

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