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Ascend Contracting Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lowell, Massachusetts · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
4citation items
$8,937current penalties
Sep 10, 2025last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Ascend Contracting Inc. in Massachusetts one time.

It opened on Sep 10, 2025 after a complaint, in Lowell and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 repeat.

The proposed penalties came to $29,790; today they stand at $8,937, 70% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Ascend Contracting Inc. averages $8,937 across 1 cited inspection.

Ascend Contracting Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348493412 OPENED SEP 10, 2025Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Open

80 Moore St., Lowell, MA 01852 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$5,958$2,979Nov 14, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.252(a) · Disposal of waste materials
 Serious$5,958$0Nov 14, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$5,958$0Nov 14, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Repeat$11,916$5,958Nov 14, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.252 · Disposal of waste materials

29 CFR 1926.252(a)

(a) Whenever materials are dropped more than 20 feet to any point lying outside the exterior walls of the building, an enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, shall be used. For the purpose of this paragraph, an enclosed chute is a slide, closed in on all sides, through which material is moved from a high place to a lower one.

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 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

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