GLOUCESTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: TWIN METALS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TWIN METALS, INC. in 33 PLEASANT STREET, GLOUCESTER, MA 01931 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344223649.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TWIN METALS, INC.
- Site address
- 33 PLEASANT STREET
- City
- GLOUCESTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01931
- Mailing
- 86 BILLERICA AVENUE #6, N BILLERICA, MA
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 I
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,168 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches: (a) Location - 33 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA: On or about 08/09/2019, the end of a scaffold platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support approximately four (4) feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4168
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,168 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. (a) Location - 33 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA: On or about 08/09/2019, employees were working on a 22-foot high pump jack scaffold that had not been erected by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4168
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,334 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. (a) Location - 33 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA: On or about 08/09/2019, pump jack scaffold poles were not secured to the structure at the bottom.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $3334
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,168 · Current $2,000 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): (a) Location - 33 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA: On or about 08/09/2019, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while working on a 22-foot high roof without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4168
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,336 · Current $4,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level. (a) Location - 33 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA: On or about 08/09/2019, employees were working from a 22-foot high scaffold without fall protection. Twin Metals, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1071659, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 07/16/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 143 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4020
- — Z (R) $8336
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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 344223649.
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