MATTAPOISETT, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MARTINS BROTHER CONSTRUCTION INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MARTINS BROTHER CONSTRUCTION INC in 5 CHAPEL ROAD, MATTAPOISETT, MA 02739 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346389257.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARTINS BROTHER CONSTRUCTION INC
- Site address
- 5 CHAPEL ROAD
- City
- MATTAPOISETT
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02739
- Mailing
- 69 TECUMSEH STREET, FALL RIVER, MA 02721
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.503 A02
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2023
- Abate by
- May 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,683 · Current $1,420 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii) Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to falls up to 20 feet to the ground below and were exposed to falls up to 8 feet a lower level while working, where fall protection training had not been provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1419.75
- — Z (S) $3683
1926.503 B01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2023
- Abate by
- May 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to falls up to 20 feet to the ground below and were exposed to falls up to 8 feet a lower level while working, where fall protection training certification records were not prepared.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,683 · Current $1,420 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed. Location: Jobsite An employee was exposed to falls up of 8 feet to the lower level while working, where a stepladder was used in the closed position.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1419.75
- — Z (S) $3683
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13):The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step. Location: Jobsite An employee was exposed to falls up of 8 feet to the lower level while work, where the top step of the ladder was used as a step.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,313 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section. Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to falls up to 20 feet to the ground below and over 8 feet to lower levels while working, where fall protection had not been used. Martins Brother Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1388232, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/10/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 271 Stage Harbor, Chatham, MA 02633.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6000
- — Z (R) $10313
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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 346389257.
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