DUDLEY, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: DAVID BARBALE, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DAVID BARBALE, INC in 25 CHARLTON RD, DUDLEY, MA 01571 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 346951361.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DAVID BARBALE, INC
- Site address
- 25 CHARLTON RD
- City
- DUDLEY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01571
- Mailing
- 263 CARPENTER HILL RD, CHARLTON, MA 01507
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Oct 5, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." 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 system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502: 25 Charlton Rd., Dudley, MA: On or about August 16, 2023: Employees were observed working on a residential structure engaged in roofing activities with unprotected sides and edges greater than 13 feet above the next lower level and were not protected by either guard rails, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems exposing them to fall from height hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2344.3
- · Z (S) $3349
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Oct 5, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support: 25 Charlton Rd., Dudley, MA: On or about August 16, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using portable extension ladders to access the upper landing surface, roof, had installed them so that the ladder extended at least 3 feet past that upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2344.3
- · Z (S) $3349
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 346951361.
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