CAMBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: J.R. & SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of J.R. & SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 36 FOLLEN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345468995.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J.R. & SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 36 FOLLEN STREET
- City
- CAMBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02138
- Mailing
- 4 HALLBERG PARK, NORTH READING, MA 01864
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $4,369 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. (a) Location - 36 Follen Street, Cambridge, MA On or about 8/5/21, employees were exposed to struck-by/caught-in hazard while working in a 9 foot, 6 inch deep excavation with the spoil piles located directly at the excavations edge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4368.8
- — Z (S) $5461
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $4,369 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). (a) Location - 36 Follen Street, Cambridge, MA On or about 8/5/21, employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins while working in an excavation with a depth of 9 feet 6 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4368.8
- — Z (S) $5461
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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 345468995.
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