LEXINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GONZALEZ HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GONZALEZ HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES INC. in 4 PAUL REVERE ROAD, LEXINGTON, MA 02420 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 347892424.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GONZALEZ HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES INC.
- Site address
- 4 PAUL REVERE ROAD
- City
- LEXINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02420
- Mailing
- 19 GREEN STREET APT 7, MILFORD, MA 01757
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. Location - Work site. On or about November 20, 2024, four employees were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while working at heights and their surroundings.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $4965
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work. Location - Worksite. On or about November 20, 2024, two employees were working/walking at or near the live electrical service to the residential home.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $4965
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
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 - Worksite. On or about November 20, 2024, three employees were not protected from falling while working/walking on two separate roof sections that were greater than 9' and 16' above lower level.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $4965
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.502 D17
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head. Location - Worksite. On or about November 20, 2024, two employees were exposed to injury and a fall greater than 16' above lower level from a residential roof where the fall protection system used climbing/waist belt was inadequate to prevent injury or fall.
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $4965
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
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 - Worksite. On or about November 20, 2024, two employees were not protected by falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least 3' above the upper landing surface (porch roof).
Recent events (3)
- — A (S) $4965
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step. Location - Worksite. On or about November 20, 2024, two employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using the top step and top plate of an 8' self supporting ladder to ascend and descend from a roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347892424.
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