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Norman Decoste: OSHA inspections and violations

Plymouth, Massachusetts · Residential Remodelers · NAICS 236118

1inspections
2citation items
$2,660current penalties
Aug 9, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Norman Decoste in Massachusetts one time.

It opened on Aug 9, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Plymouth.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $7,606; today they stand at $2,660, 65% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Norman Decoste averages $2,660 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Norman Decoste: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342565181 OPENED AUG 9, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2019

19 Priscilla Beach Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 9, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from ladder and is killed

At 12:30 p.m. on August 9, 2017, an employee was removing old wooden shingles with hand tools. The employee fell 9.5 feet from an extension ladder, and received fatal head injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$3,803$2,660Dec 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
 Serious$3,803$0Dec 27, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i)

(5)(i) Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)

(a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.

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