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Dave Gruszka: OSHA inspections and violations

Northampton, Massachusetts · Solid Waste Collection · NAICS 562111

1inspections
5citation items
$7,590current penalties
Feb 19, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dave Gruszka once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Feb 19, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Northampton.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,590 and still stand at $7,590.

Fall protection training in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.503.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Dave Gruszka averages $7,590 (1 cited inspection).

Dave Gruszka: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344636097 OPENED FEB 19, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2026

82 Bridge St, Northampton, MA 01060 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,892$2,892Feb 27, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$4,048$4,048Feb 27, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Feb 27, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$325$325Jul 29, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$325$325Jul 29, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1)

(d) Abatement documentation. (1) The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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