AMHERST, MA —
OSHA Inspection: FRIENDS GROUP CORPORATION
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of FRIENDS GROUP CORPORATION in SOUTHPOINT DRIVE, AMHERST, MA 01002 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 344370432.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FRIENDS GROUP CORPORATION
- Site address
- SOUTHPOINT DRIVE
- City
- AMHERST
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01002
- Mailing
- 41 WEBSTER STREET APT. 1R, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1903.19 C01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $325 · Current $325
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: As of June 19, 2020, the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item1, Citation 1 Item 3, from Inspection number 1437043, issued on December 23, 2019 with a final order date of January 16, 2020.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $325
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842
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. Pump Jack Scaffold, 42 South Point Drive, Amherst , MA: On or about October 9, 2019 employees were engaged in residential siding replacement while using a pump jack scaffold and were not protected from falls greater than 11 feet to the next lower level by guardrail systems, safety nets systems or a personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842
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. Pump Jack Scaffold, 42 South Point Drive, Amherst , MA: On or about October 9, 2019 employees were engaged in residential siding replacement while using a pump jack scaffold which had not been braced at the top, bottom and other areas where necessary exposing them to collapse hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: (a) Pump Jack Scaffold, 42 South Point Drive, Amherst , MA: On or about October 9, 2019 employees were engaged in residential siding replacement while using a pump jack scaffold and were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with pump jack scaffold usage.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 344370432.
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