BILOXI, MS —
OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE HOME IMPROVEMENT
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AFFORDABLE HOME IMPROVEMENT in 1735 BEACH BOULEVARD, BILOXI, MS 39531 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 344274576.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AFFORDABLE HOME IMPROVEMENT
- Site address
- 1735 BEACH BOULEVARD
- City
- BILOXI
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39531
- Mailing
- 2212 23RD AVE., GULFPORT, MS 39503
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide: (a) Jobsite - On or about August 28, 2019 employees were on a scaffold's platform that was not at least 18 inches wide exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.451 B07
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap shall occur only over supports, and shall not be less than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platforms are nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement. (a) Jobsite - On or about August 28, 2019 employees were working on a scaffold that did not have supports under all of overlaps used to create a longer platform exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. (a) Jobsite - On or about August 28, 2019 employees were working on a scaffold that was not on an adequate firm foundation, exposing employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: (a) Jobsite - On or about August 28, 2019 employees were using a portable ladder to get on a scaffold that did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: a) Jobsite - On or about August 28, 2019 employees were using portable ladders that were in a closed position to access a scaffold, exposing them to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 344274576.
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