SOMERSET, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VALDEMAR HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VALDEMAR HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC. in 8 ALLEN LANE, SOMERSET, MA 02725 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 346225196.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALDEMAR HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC.
- Site address
- 8 ALLEN LANE
- City
- SOMERSET
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02725
- Mailing
- 28 ANTHONY ST, FALL RIVER, MA 02721
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
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: Location: Roof at 8 Allen Lane, Somerset, MA 02725 On or about September 14, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards of more than 10 feet while working on the roof, where a means of fall protection was not utilized.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2344.3
- — Z (S) $3349
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 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. Location: Roof at 8 Allen Lane, Somerset, MA 02725 On or about September 14, 2022 employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 10 feet when an extension ladder was being utilized to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the roofline.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2344.3
- — Z (S) $3349
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support). Location: Roof at 1875 Country Street, Somerset, MA 02725 On or about September 14, 2022 employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 10 feet when an non-self-supporting ladder was being used to access the roof at an unsafe angle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 346225196.
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