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WS Star Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Everett, Massachusetts · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

2inspections
8citation items
$40,101current penalties
Mar 19, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected WS Star Inc 2 times in Massachusetts since 2023.

The latest one began on Mar 19, 2026, in Foxboro; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 6 serious and 2 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $49,142 and now stand at $40,101, 18% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and WS Star Inc averages $20,050 (2 cited inspections).

WS Star Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Massachusetts · latest 90 days of OSHA records

235employers cited

17 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 348855099 OPENED MAR 19, 2026Open

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Open

51 Mechanic Street, Foxboro, MA 02035 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$5,958$5,958Jul 6, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$5,958$5,958Jul 6, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Repeat$11,916$11,916Jul 6, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Repeat$11,916$11,916Jul 6, 2026Final

Inspection 346514763 OPENED FEB 17, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 20, 2023

370 Broadway Street, Everett, MA 02149 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$2,009$1,004Mar 27, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,688$2,344Mar 27, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1) · Stairways in construction
 Serious$2,009$1,004Mar 27, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$4,688$0Mar 27, 2023Final

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 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

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 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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