CANTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MODERN HOMES CONSTRUCTION INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of MODERN HOMES CONSTRUCTION INC. in 70 TURTLE BROOK ROAD, CANTON, MA 02021 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339518003.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MODERN HOMES CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 70 TURTLE BROOK ROAD
- City
- CANTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02021
- Mailing
- PO BOX 219, MILFORD, MA 01757
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $924 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to struck by hazards while working, where hard hats were not used or provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $924
- — Z (S) $1320
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,760 · Current $1,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from flying debris, while using a pneumatic nail gun to perform framing operations, and were not protected by safety glasses.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1232
- — Z (S) $1760
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,760 · Current $1,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall and tripping hazards while conducting framing operations between the first and second floor, where no stairrail was installed along the unprotected side or edge of a stairway having 4 or more risers or rising more than 30 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1232
- — Z (S) $1760
1926.1052 C04
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(4): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were not provided between the top rail of the stairrail system and the stairway steps: Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to fall hazards over 6 feet while working, where no midrail was installed between the stairrail and the stairway steps.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,160 · Current $4,312 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet while working on a second story structure, where fall protection had not been used or provided. THE COMPANY, MODERN HOMES CONSTRUCTION INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 910126, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 1, ISSUED ON 08/20/2013 WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 09/10/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4312
- — Z (R) $6160
1904.1 A02
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $440 · Current $308 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company has more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records. Location: Company Office Employer did not keep OSHA injury and illness records.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $308
- — Z (O) $440
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339518003.
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