OSHA Inspection: VMD CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2020

Abate by

Jul 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $0 Reduced

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 February 12, 2017, the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item1, Citation 2 Item 1 from Inspection number 1441589 issued on December 2, 2019 with a final order date of January 3, 2020.

Issued

Jun 24, 2020

Abate by

Jul 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.    As of  June 16, 2020, the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents that abatement had been completed for serious violation indicated by the Agency included Citation 2  Item 1 , from inspection number 1441589, issued December 2, 2019 , with a final order date of  January 3, 2020.

Issued

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Top plate, Gable end, 114 McKinstry Street, Chicopee, MA: On or about October 29, 2019 employees were observed working on a residual apartment building installing roof trusses on the top plate of the second story walls which had unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above the next horizontal lower level and were not protected from falls by guardrail systems, safety net systems and or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Dec 2, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.    Top plate, Gable end, 114 McKinstry Street, Chicopee, MA: On or about October 29, 2019,  employees were exposed to fall hazards and the employer had not verified compliance with this paragraph by preparing a written (training) record with the employees name or other identifier on it, date(s) of training and signature of the person who conducted the training or the owner of the company.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).