ABINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: TOP NOTCH GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TOP NOTCH GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC. in 63 PLYMOUTH STREET, ABINGTON, MA 02351 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345197040.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOP NOTCH GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- 63 PLYMOUTH STREET
- City
- ABINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02351
- Mailing
- 32 OLIVER STREET, LOWELL, MA 01854
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
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 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): Jobsite: Employees were engaged in removing asphalt roof shingles, repairing roof sheeting, and installing new asphalt roof shingles on a steep pitched roof more than twenty (20) feet above the ground without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2048
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Jobsite: Employees were engaged in roofing activities where the employer did not train them in fall hazard recognition or proper methods to reduce the hazard of falling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2048
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: (a) Back of house: Employees were using an aluminum extension ladder to access the roof where they were working. The ladder did not extend three rungs above the landing exposing them to falls of greater than thirty (30) feet to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2048
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.1053 B22
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,048 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22):Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall: (a) Back of house: Employees were climbing an aluminum extension ladder more than thirty (30) feet carrying rolls of material and other items to the roof exposing them to loss of balance that could result in a fall to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2048
- — Z (S) $4096
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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 345197040.
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