PAWTUCKET, RI —
OSHA Inspection: GEORGE CARPENTRY AND REMODELING CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GEORGE CARPENTRY AND REMODELING CORP. in 111 FREIGHT STREET, PAWTUCKET, RI 02860 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 347743106.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GEORGE CARPENTRY AND REMODELING CORP.
- Site address
- 111 FREIGHT STREET
- City
- PAWTUCKET
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02860
- Mailing
- 358 COFFIN AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02746
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
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. (a) Worksite: On or about 09-10-2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a 24-foot Alum-a-pole pumpjack scaffold that was not set on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation during roof shingle activities at a height of approximately 15 feet 3 inches above the lower level.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level. (a) Worksite - front of the building: On or about 09-10-2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a pump jack scaffold system approximately 15 feet 3 inches above the lower level, without any means of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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. (a) Worksite: On or about 09-10-2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from a 24-foot Alum-a-pole pumpjack scaffold that was not secured to the structure at the bottom to prevent the scaffold from slipping outward away from the structure, during roof shingle activities at a height of approximately 15 feet 3 inches above the lower level.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b). (a) Worksite: On or about 09-10-2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and installing roof shingles at a height of approximately 25 feet above the lower level without any means of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.1053 B10
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder were not placed with the two rails supported equally. (a) Worksite: On or about 09-10-2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and replacing shingles at a height of approximately 17 feet above the lower level on a residential roof while utilizing a 32-foot Werner extension ladder with its two rails set unequally on the sloped portion of a pitched roof, causing it to be unstable.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3457
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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 347743106.
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