LEXINGTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: SOX FRAMING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOX FRAMING, INC. in 25 HILLCREST AVENUE, LEXINGTON, MA 02420 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 339943755.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOX FRAMING, INC.
- Site address
- 25 HILLCREST AVENUE
- City
- LEXINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02420
- Mailing
- 19 BURDETTE AVENUE, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236115
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) Location: 25 Hillcrest Avenue, Lexington MA, 02420 On or about 9/9/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on the second floor deck of a residential framing project, more than six feet above the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 A01 III
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(iii): Fixed ladders were not capable of supporting, without failure, at least two loads of 250 pounds (114 kg) each, concentrated between any two consecutive attachments, plus anticipated loads caused by ice buildup, winds and rigging. (a) Location: 25 Hillcrest Avenue, Lexington MA, 02420 On or about 9/9/2014, a "Job-Made" wood ladder was not constructed with side rail fillers to provide the structural integrity necessary to sustain at least two loads of 250 pounds without failure.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 A02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(2): Ladder rungs, cleats, and/or steps were not parallel, level, and uniformly spaced when the ladder was in position for use: (a) Location: 25 Hillcrest Avenue, Lexington MA, 02420 On or about 9/9/2014, the employer did not ensure that a "Job-made" ladder used to access the second floor deck had uniformly spaced rungs.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the fixed ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access. (a) Location: 25 Hillcrest Avenue, Lexington MA, 02420 On or about 9/9/2014, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $200 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: (a) Location: 25 Hillcrest Avenue, Lexington MA, 02420 On or about 9/9/2014, the employer did not provide adequate training for the employees who might be exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $200
- · Z (O) $400
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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 339943755.
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