ASHLAND, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BRUSA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of BRUSA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION in 277 WEST UNION STREET, ASHLAND, MA 01721 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 340024108.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRUSA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
- Site address
- 277 WEST UNION STREET
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01721
- Mailing
- 479 NORTHBORO ROAD W, UNIT 2, MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 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. (a) Location: 277 West Union Street, Ashland MA, 01721 On or about 10/21/2014, eye and face protective equipment was not used when employees were using pneumatic nail guns.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 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): (a) Location: 277 West Union Street, Ashland MA, 01721 On or about 10/21/2014, employees were not protected from falling while working on installing roof trusses at heights greater than six feet above a lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 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: 277 West Union Street, Ashland MA, 01721 On or about 10/21/2014, the employer did not provide adequate training for those employees who might be exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the portable 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: 277 West Union Street, Ashland MA, 01721 On or about 10/21/2014, employees were not protected from falling while using a step ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 340024108.
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