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OSHA Inspection: BERNARDES CARPENTRY, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BERNARDES CARPENTRY, INC. in 315 BROADWAY, SOMERVILLE, MA 02145 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 341472538.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
BERNARDES CARPENTRY, INC.
Site address
315 BROADWAY
City
SOMERVILLE
State
MA
ZIP
02145
Mailing
27 LAWRENCE STREET APT. 1, MILFORD, MA 01757

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
238130
Employees
7
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l), Reference 29 CFR 1926.602(d):    (a) Location - 315 Broadway, Somerville, MA:    On or about 5/13/2016, employees operating a rough terrain forklift have not received powered industrial truck operator training and evaluation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.20 B02

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20 (b)(2) The employer did not develop an accident prevention program, that provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment, to be made by competent persons designated by the employer.    (a) Location - 315 Broadway, Somerville, MA:  On or about 5/13/16, employees were exposed to hazards while performing framing on the jobsite.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.501 B14

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:   (a) Location - 315 Broadway, Somerville, MA:  On or about 5/13/2016, an employee was exposed to falls while standing next to a wall opening over thirty feet above the ground without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.503 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a) Location - 513 Broadway, Somerville, MA:    On or about 5/13/2016, employees exposed to falls while framing were not trained in the recognition and mitigation of the fall hazards associated with their work.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2800

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341472538.