Inspection 348422635 OPENED AUG 6, 2025Closed
93 Highland Street, Somerville, MA 02143 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Howard Construction Inc 4 times in Massachusetts since 2022.
The latest one began on Aug 6, 2025, in Somerville.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,477 and now stand at $6,500, 65% lower after settlements or reviews.
Fall protection systems comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.502.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Howard Construction Inc averages $3,250 (2 cited inspections).
Massachusetts · latest 90 days of OSHA records
235employers cited
50 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 347416380 OPENED APR 15, 2024Closed
9 Village Green South, Plymouth, MA 02360 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346353568 OPENED NOV 21, 2022Closed
Holligsworth & Vose 219 Townsend Road, Groton, MA 01450 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii) · Ladder and stairway training |
Other-than-serious | $6,875 | $2,000 | Feb 3, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 346208648 OPENED SEP 9, 2022Closed
596 Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $5,801 | $4,500 | Oct 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i) · Fall protection systems |
Serious | $5,801 | $0 | Oct 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1926.502(f)(2)(ii) · Fall protection systems |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 4, 2022 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii)
(iii) The proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders;
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10)
(10) Roofing work on Low-slope roofs. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.
29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems
29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i)
(i) When mechanical equipment is not being used, the warning line shall be erected not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge.
Other roofing contractors employers in Massachusetts
- JYN Construction, Inc. Medford · 8 citations · $12,121
- Wilde Hse, LLC Amherst · 3 citations · $10,476
- Form-up Foundations LLC Needham · 4 citations · $9,088
- Empire Masonry Corp. Boston · 80 citations · $41,230
- Evolution Roofing Corp Everett · 16 citations · $64,365
- Ner Construction Management, Inc. Boston · 64 citations · $316,230
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