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RP Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Watertown, Massachusetts · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
1citation items
$4,096current penalties
Dec 2, 2020last inspection

RP Services has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Dec 2, 2020 on a referral, in Watertown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,096 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. RP Services averages $4,096 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

RP Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345046064 OPENED DEC 2, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2023

19 Wilmot Street, Watertown, MA 02472 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 2, 2020: Employee sprains, strains back in slip, fall while installin

At 2:00 p.m. on December 2, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was preparing to install a rubber roof. The employee victim slipped on liquid primer, lost his footing and balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a sprained/strained back.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,096$4,096Mar 2, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

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