MIDDLEBORO, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GILLIS BUILDERS INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GILLIS BUILDERS INC. in LOT. 11 PADDOCK CIRCLE, MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 344109988.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GILLIS BUILDERS INC.
- Site address
- LOT. 11 PADDOCK CIRCLE
- City
- MIDDLEBORO
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02346
- Mailing
- 170 WAREHAM ST., MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236115
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights: Location: On the backside of new residential home @ Lot # 11 Paddock Circle, Middleboro, MA 02346 On or about 06/26/19 Employee was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 6 inches to the ground below while working from a carpenters wall bracket scaffold where the working platform was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: backside of new residential home, Lot # 11 Paddock Circle, Middleboro, MA 02346 On or about 06/26/19 employee was exposed to a fall of 11 feet 6 inches to the ground below while working from a carpenters wall bracket scaffold where a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system was not in use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 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: Inside new residential home Lot # 11, Paddock Circle, Middleboro, MA 02346 On or about 06/26/19 employees were exposed to falls of more than 6 feet in various locations inside the new residential home where guardrails or personal fall protection systems were not in use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.1052 C01 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 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: new residential home Lot # 11 Paddock Circle, Middleboro, MA 02346 On or about 06/26/19 a handrail was not provided on the interior stairs of the new residential home where there was more than 4 risers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1421
- — Z (S) $2842
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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 344109988.
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