MILTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: R AND G HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R AND G HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC in 96 RIDGE RD., MILTON, MA 02186 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 347132458.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R AND G HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC
- Site address
- 96 RIDGE RD.
- City
- MILTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02186
- Mailing
- 208 CHESTNUT ST NR 2, WALTHAM, MA 02453
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
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. LOCATION: The worksite at Ridge Rd. in Milton, MA On or about October 6th, 2023 R&G Home Improvement did not ensure that each employee working on the roof used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles when using pneumatic nail guns and circular saws.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688
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: The worksite at Ridge Rd. in Milton, MA On or about October 6th, 2023 the employees of R&G Home Improvement who were on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above the ground were not protected from falling hazards created by working on the scaffolding Scorpion Group had installed and supplied.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688
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) LOCATION: The worksite at Ridge Rd. in Milton, MA On or about October 6th, 2023 the employees of R&G Home Improvement were engaged in residential roofing 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.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688
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. LOCATION: The worksite at Ridge Rd. in Milton, MA On or about October 6th, 2023 R&G Home Improvement 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.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688
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: The worksite at Ridge Rd. in Milton, MA On or about October 6th, 2023 the employees of R&G Home Improvement were exposed to fall injuries when Scorpion Construction Group did not ensure that the portable ladders used for access to upper landing surfaces side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4688
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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 347132458.
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