NEWTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SCHER FRAMING CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of SCHER FRAMING CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 767 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, NEWTON, MA 02462 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 347500647.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCHER FRAMING CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 767 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02462
- Mailing
- 2 PORTER AVENUE, REVERE, MA 02151
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the correct use and operation of personal fall arrest equipment. Location - Job Site: On or about 5/22/24, the employer did not train each employee in the correct use and operation of personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4839
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level. Location - Job Site: On or about 5/22/24, a personal fall arrest system was not rigged so that an employee could not fall greater than 6 feet or contact the ground below.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access. Location - Job Site: On or about 5/22/24, portable ladders used to access roofs at the site did not extend above the upper landing at least three (3) feet.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2765
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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 347500647.
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