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OSHA Inspection: HOWARD CONSTRUCTION INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HOWARD CONSTRUCTION INC in 596 LOWELL STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 346208648.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
596 LOWELL STREET
City
METHUEN
State
MA
ZIP
01844
Mailing
97 SOUTH STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B10

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 4, 2022
Penalty
Initial $5,801 · Current $4,500 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:  (a) Location - 596 Lowell Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about, 09/09/2022, employees were exposed to falls and were working outside of the warning line system on the roofs edge while the safety monitor was engaged in work as well and was not actively monitoring employees.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $4500
  • — C (S) $5801
  • — Z (S) $5801

1926.502 F01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 4, 2022
Penalty
Initial $5,801 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.502(f)(1)(i): When no mechanical equipment was being used the warning line was not erected at least 6 feet (1.8m) from the roof edge:  (a) Location - 596 Lowell Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about, 09/09/2022, the warning line was not erected at least 6 feet at all points from the edge of the roof.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $5801
  • — Z (S) $5801

1926.502 F02 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 4, 2022
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR  1926.502(f)(2)(ii): The rope, wire, or chain was not rigged or supported in such a way that its lowest point (including sag) was not less than 34 inches (0.9 m) from the walking/working surface and its highest point no more than 39 inches (1.0 m) from the walking/working surface:  (a) Location - 596 Lowell Street, Methuen, MA:  On or about, 09/09/2022, the rope of the warning line system was not rigged or supported in such a way that its lowest point was not less than 34 inches from the walking/working surface.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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