OSHA Inspection: LGS HOME IMPROVEMENT CORP

Issued

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  Location 34 Pine Street Holbrook, MA.  On or about April 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns to install shingles and ply wood roofing materials

Issued

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $3,902

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: 34 Pine Street Holbrook, MA.   On April 25, 2025, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 10 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access the roof where the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof.

Issued

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $3,902

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10):The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder with more than one support attachment were not placed with the two rails supported equally:  Location: 34 Pine Street Holbrook, MA.   On April 25, 2025, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 10 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof, the ladder was set up on the gable end of the roof, and the side rails of the ladder were not supported equally.

Issued

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,923 · Current $10,923

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: 34 Pine Street Holbrook MA.  On or about April 25, 2025, Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on a roof approximately 10 feet off the ground without any fall protection measures in place.  The LGS Home Improvement Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (name previously cited standard), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1726566, citation number 1, item number 2/a and was affirmed as a final order on May 20, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at168-170 Gano Street Providence, RI 02906.