NEEDHAM, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: STRONG HAND CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of STRONG HAND CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 21-23 BIRCH STREET, NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339888455.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STRONG HAND CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 21-23 BIRCH STREET
- City
- NEEDHAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02492
- Mailing
- 82 WAUSHAKUM STREET, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, a personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure as provided by another provision in paragraph (b) of this section: Jobsite: An employee installing floor joists for the second floor was not protected against falls. The employee was seriously injured when he fell approximately 9 feet on or about August 7, 2014.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1960
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Jobsite: The company did not adequately train employees in fall hazards, fall protection, and OSHA fall protection regulations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1960
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 B01
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. Jobsite: The company does not have fall protection training certificates for its employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339888455.
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