CHESTNUT HILL, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BEN'S CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEN'S CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 100 OLD ENGLAND ROAD, CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341368322.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEN'S CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 100 OLD ENGLAND ROAD
- City
- CHESTNUT HILL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02467
- Mailing
- 206 SOUTH MAIN STREET, NATICK, MA 01760
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A01
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2016
- Abate by
- May 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it: (a) Location - 100 Old England Road, Chestnut Hill, MA: On or about 4/1/2016, a wooden plank used as part of a scaffold platform snapped under the weight of its load.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2016
- Abate by
- May 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) Location - 100 Old England Road, Chestnut Hill, MA: On or about 4/1/2016, the poles of a pump jack scaffold did not bear on base plates, mud sills, or other adequate firm foundation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2016
- Abate by
- May 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms: (a) Location - 100 Old England Road, Chestnut Hill, MA: On or about 4/1/2016, midrails were not installed along the open sides of the platforms of a pump jack scaffold.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2016
- Abate by
- May 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: (a) Location - 100 Old England Road, Chestnut Hill, MA: On or about 4/1/2016, pump jack scaffold poles were not secured at the bottom. Ben's Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1088095, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/1/2015 , with respect to a workplace located at 28 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $4400
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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 341368322.
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