BEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEW ENGLAND BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC. in 2 MUDGE WAY, BEDFORD, MA 01730 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 345970305.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW ENGLAND BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 2 MUDGE WAY
- City
- BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01730
- Mailing
- 464 MERRIMACK STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844
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
- 236220
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, the employer did not ensure an employee exposed to flying debris was provided eye protection while using a Metabo Pneumatic Nailer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before the work shift. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, employees were allowed to access and utilize scaffolding which had not been inspected for visible defects by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffold was not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. The activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, workers were exposed to fall hazards while placing concrete from a scaffold that was not erected under the supervision of a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while walking/working on scaffolding which was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, and portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used. Crossbraces were being used as a means of access. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, employees were not provided a means of access to scaffold outrigger platforms which were more than 2 feet above a point of access.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 C04
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): Where uplift can occur which would displace scaffold end frames or panels, the frames or panels were not locked together vertically by pins or equivalent means. Location - 2 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA On or about 05/19/22, employees were exposed to fall hazard where the end frames of the fabricated frame scaffolding were not locked together vertically by the use of pins or equivalent means.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345970305.
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