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Bernardes Carpentry, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Somerville, Massachusetts · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

3inspections
19citation items
$42,872current penalties
Jun 30, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Bernardes Carpentry, Inc. 3 times in Massachusetts since 2016.

The latest one began on Jun 30, 2021 after a complaint, in Lakeville.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 10 serious, 5 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $98,559 and now stand at $42,872, 57% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection training in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.503.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Bernardes Carpentry, Inc. averages $14,291 (3 cited inspections).

Bernardes Carpentry, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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17 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 345390041 OPENED JUN 30, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Hybrid Avenue, Lakeville, MA 02347 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
Serious$6,007$4,000Sep 21, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$12,015$7,000Sep 21, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Repeat$12,015$7,000Sep 21, 2021Final

Inspection 344379821 OPENED OCT 16, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2022

285 Locust St, Woburn, MA 01801 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$5,834$2,494Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.24 · Fire protection and prevention
Other-than-serious$4,168$860Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Other-than-serious$4,168$860Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$5,834$2,494Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
Serious$0$0Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
Serious$0$0Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4d
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
Serious$0$0Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$5,834$2,494Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(3) · Stairways in construction
Other-than-serious$4,168$860Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1) · Stairways in construction
Serious$0$0Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Repeat$7,578$3,270Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Repeat$11,669$3,270Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Repeat$11,669$3,270Jan 13, 2020Final

Inspection 341472538 OPENED MAY 13, 2016Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2018

315 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$2,000$1,000Jun 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$2,800$2,000Jun 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$2,800$2,000Jun 6, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall 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).

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(3)

(3) Riser height and tread depth shall be uniform within each flight of stairs, including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs. Variations in riser height or tread depth shall not be over 1/4-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system.

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)

(1) Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, shall be equipped with:

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.24 · Fire protection and prevention

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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