SOMERSWORTH, NH —
OSHA Inspection: WHITTEN WORKS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WHITTEN WORKS, INC. in 184 MAPLE STREET, SOMERSWORTH, NH 03878 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 344214945.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WHITTEN WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 184 MAPLE STREET
- City
- SOMERSWORTH
- State
- NH
- ZIP
- 03878
- Mailing
- PO BOX 212, ASHBURNHAM, MA 01430
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238310
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: Site- On or about August 8, 2019 an employee sustained bodily injury after falling from a Werner 8 foot fiberglass step ladder. The employer did not ensure that the ladder was set up and used according to manufacturer's intended use where the ladder was set up parallel to employee's work area and was not facing the ladder while working from the ladder to prevent over reaching.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3978
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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 344214945.
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