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Paul Kavanaugh: OSHA inspections and violations

Needham, Massachusetts · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
4citation items
$3,600current penalties
Dec 4, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Paul Kavanaugh once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Dec 4, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Needham.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,200 and now stand at $3,600, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Paul Kavanaugh averages $3,600 (1 cited inspection).

Paul Kavanaugh: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341096741 OPENED DEC 4, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 24, 2015

Holland Street, Needham, MA 02492 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,400Dec 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,400Dec 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Dec 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$1,600$800Dec 8, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i)

(i) Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold shall be at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide. There is no minimum width requirement for boatswains' chairs.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i)

(i) Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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