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OSHA Inspection: SCHER FRAMING CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline

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.

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Site address
767 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
City
NEWTON
State
MA
ZIP
02462
Mailing
2 PORTER AVENUE, REVERE, MA 02151
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related (G)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238130
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.503 A02 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
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

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00
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

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 347500647.