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Blessing Construction Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Framingham, Massachusetts · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
1citation items
$1,400current penalties
Apr 28, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Blessing Construction Inc. once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Apr 28, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Framingham.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,800 and now stand at $1,400, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Blessing Construction Inc. averages $1,400 (1 cited inspection).

Blessing Construction Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341445302 OPENED APR 28, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 23, 2016

200 Meadow Street, Framingham, MA 01705 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · 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$2,800$1,400Jul 28, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in Massachusetts

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