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Ben's Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

South Boston, Massachusetts · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

2inspections
7citation items
$10,880current penalties
Apr 1, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ben's Construction, Inc. 2 times in Massachusetts since 2015.

The latest one began on Apr 1, 2016 on a referral, in Chestnut Hill.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,280 and now stand at $10,880, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Ben's Construction, Inc. averages $5,440 (2 cited inspections).

Ben's Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341368322 OPENED APR 1, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 13, 2016

100 Old England Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,080$3,080Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Repeat$4,400$4,400Apr 12, 2016Final

Inspection 340880954 OPENED AUG 27, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2015

28 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
 Serious$1,200$600Sep 17, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$2,800$1,400Sep 17, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,800$1,400Sep 17, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20)

(20) When ascending or descending a ladder, the user shall face the ladder.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1)

(a) Capacity. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section, each scaffold and scaffold component shall be capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)

(2) Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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