AMHERST, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SUNWOOD BUILDERS, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SUNWOOD BUILDERS, INC in 27 HIGGINS WAY, AMHERST, MA 01004 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 345641096.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUNWOOD BUILDERS, INC
- Site address
- 27 HIGGINS WAY
- City
- AMHERST
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01004
- Mailing
- 84 POTWINE LANE, AMHERST, MA 01002
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,735 · Current $1,367 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): A stairway or ladder was not provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided: a) 27 Higgins Way, Amherst, MA: On or about November 9, 2021, an employee was observed working from a scaffold plank that was greater than 3 feet above the ground below and a ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was not provided:
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1367
- — Z (S) $2735
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,735 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed: a) 27 Higgins Way, Amherst, MA: On or about November 9, 2021, an employee was observed using (2) A frame ladders as scaffold supports which is not an approved use by the ladder manufacturers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2735
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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 345641096.
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