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Walnut Hill Carpentry: OSHA inspections and violations

Orange, Massachusetts · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

2inspections
2citation items
$1,000current penalties
May 10, 2017last inspection

Walnut Hill Carpentry has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 2012.

OSHA's last visit started on May 10, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Worcester.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,173 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,000, down 76%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Walnut Hill Carpentry averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Walnut Hill Carpentry: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342315702 OPENED MAY 10, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2017

225 Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA 01614 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Other-than-serious$2,173$0Jul 17, 2017Final

Inspection 337441810 OPENED NOV 19, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 19, 2016

35 Daniel Shays Highway, Orange, MA 01364 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$2,000$1,000Nov 21, 2012Final

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(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

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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