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Melanson Development Group, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Woburn, Massachusetts · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
7citation items
$12,434current penalties
Mar 3, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Melanson Development Group, Inc once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Mar 3, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Woburn.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $24,868 and now stand at $12,434, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Trench protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.652.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Melanson Development Group, Inc averages $12,434 (1 cited inspection).

Melanson Development Group, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344681077 OPENED MAR 3, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2022

165 Cambridge Road, Woburn, MA 01801 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$4,048$2,024Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$4,048$2,024Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$2,892$1,446Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$4,048$2,024Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$4,048$2,024Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(3)(iii) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,892$1,446Jun 15, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,892$1,446Jun 15, 2020Final

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 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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