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OSHA Inspection: BOSTON BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BOSTON BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLY in 491 PLEASANT STREET, MALDEN, MA 02148 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344669171.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
491 PLEASANT STREET
City
MALDEN
State
MA
ZIP
02148
Mailing
28 SYCAMORE AVE, MEDFORD, MA 02155
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 28, 2020
Abate by
Oct 2, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048
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):  491 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148  a) On or about 3/3/20, employees working on the roof of the house removing the old roof were not protected by a personal fall arrest system. Employees were wearing harnesses that did not extend above the waist, and were not attached to ropes placed on the roof.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $4048

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 28, 2020
Abate by
Oct 2, 2020
Penalty
Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   491 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148  a) On or about 3/3/20, employees working on the roof of the house removing the old roof did not extend a ladder at least 3 feet above the roofline. The ladder was extended so that the top rung was at or just above the roof surface.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $2892

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 344669171.

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