FAIRHAVEN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COUTO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COUTO CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 23 OAK ST., FAIRHAVEN, MA 02719 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345618797.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COUTO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 23 OAK ST.
- City
- FAIRHAVEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02719
- Mailing
- 24 ERNEST STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02745
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B02 I
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $7,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i):Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:(a): Location: West side of residential home @ 23 Oak St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 On or about 11/4/21 employees were working from a 2x10 plank for a work platform on the ladder jack scaffold
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $9557
- — F (S) $7250
- — Z (S) $9557
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: Location: west side of residential home @ 23 Oak St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 On or about 11/15/21 employees were exposed to fall hazards of 22 feet while not having safe access to and from the platform on the ladder jack scaffold.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $9557
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9557
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6):Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6) Location: West side of the residential home near scaffold and rake board @ 23 Oak St. Fairhaven, MA 02719. On or about 11/4/21 the employees working from the ladder jack scaffold were not a safe distance from the electrical drop that provides power the house.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $9557
- — F (O) $0
- — Z (S) $9557
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $7,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: Location : west side of residential home @ 23 Oak St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 On or about 11/4/21 employees were exposed to fall hazards of 22 feet to the ground below, where a guardrail system or , personal fall arrest system was not in use.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $9557
- — F (S) $7250
- — Z (S) $9557
1926.452 K01
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1):Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m): Location: west side of residential home @ 23 Oak St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 On or about 11/4/21 the employees were working from a ladder scaffold where the platform was more than 20 feet above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $9557
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9557
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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 345618797.
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