STURBRIDGE, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: BUILDING BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BUILDING BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 277 MAIN STREET, STURBRIDGE, MA 01518 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 340736115.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUILDING BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 277 MAIN STREET
- City
- STURBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01518
- Mailing
- 56 TOWER HILL ROAD, BRIMFIELD, MA 01010
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 236118
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Elevated work platform, 277 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA: On or about June 26, 2015: employees were observed working from an elevated platform that were not protected from falls by a fall arrest system or guardrail systems. Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.602 C01 VIII A
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A): The safety platform was not firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. Elevated work platform, 277 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA: On or about June 26, 2015: employees were observed working from an elevated platform supported by a telescoping forklift that was not firmly secured to the lifting carriage and or forks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 340736115.
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