WESTFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL GONZALEZ ENTERPRISE INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GENERAL GONZALEZ ENTERPRISE INC. in 17 FIELDSTONE STREET, WESTFORD, MA 01886 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 347450959.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL GONZALEZ ENTERPRISE INC.
- Site address
- 17 FIELDSTONE STREET
- City
- WESTFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01886
- Mailing
- 163 CHERRY STREET APT 1, ASHLAND, MA 01721
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238350
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person Location garage area On or about 5/1/2024, a pump jack scaffold system was not designed or constructed by a qualified person.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
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: garage area On or about 5/1/2024, the pump jack scaffold platform did not have a direct access from a lower level and an employee accessed the scaffold platform via climbing adjacent work trailer.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
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 garage area On or about 5/1/2024, an employee working on a pump jack scaffold more than 10 feet above the lower level was exposed to fall hazards due to no scaffold end rails or other fall protection devices.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. Location garage area On or about 5/1/2024, the pump jack legs were not secured to the building at the bottom of the scaffold pole.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: Location garage area On or about 5/1/2024, a extension ladder was used as the pump jack scaffold midrail as well as work surface for building materials.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $388 · Current $388
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: Location garage area On or about 5/1/2024, the pump jack scaffold legs were not supported by mudsills and rested directly on asphalt.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $388
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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 347450959.
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