BURLINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: JOHN B. GIOIOSA CONSTRUCTION INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JOHN B. GIOIOSA CONSTRUCTION INC in 1 PRINCETON ROAD, BURLINGTON, MA 01803 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346405855.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOHN B. GIOIOSA CONSTRUCTION INC
- Site address
- 1 PRINCETON ROAD
- City
- BURLINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01803
- Mailing
- 15 BAYBERRY LANE, BILLERICA, MA 01821
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,156 · Current $5,151 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval. Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, the employer allowed an employee to be lifted by a rough terrain forklift, while working from a wooden pallet on the forks that was being utilized as an elevated working platform. The design and use of the elevated platform was not in compliance with ANSI/ITSDF B56.6-2021, 5.17 requirements for elevating personnel and/or approved by the powered industrial truck manufacturer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5151
- — Z (S) $5156
1910.178 M05 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,156 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck was left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered. Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, the employer allowed a powered industrial truck (rough terrain forklift) to be left unattended with a load suspended up to the second story of the new residential construction.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5156
1926.602 C01 VIII A
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,156 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A): The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel: Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, the employer allowed an employee to be hoisted on an improvised work platform that was just a wooden pallet to the second story of a new residential construction to perform framing activities. The improvised platform was not a manufacturer approved work platform and was unsecured/unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5156
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,313 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, the employer did not ensure that each employee who utilized a rough terrain forklift had received training which included formal instruction, practical (hands on) training, and an evaluation with a written certification of completion. John B. Gioiosa Construction, Inc dba JBG 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 1518277, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/23/21, with respect to a workplace located at Terrace Hall Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (R) $10313
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,156 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s): Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, the employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections of the job site were performed by a competent person, exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5156
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,156 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not 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: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, employees were exposed to eye injuries while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5156
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,313 · Current $10,313
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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: Location: 1 Princeton Road, Burlington, MA On or about 12/22/22, employees were not adequately protected against falls of 6-feet or greater above a lower level in the following instances: Instance a) An employee handing plywood out of second story window to employee on an elevated work was not provided any means of fall protection; Instance b) An employee working from elevated working platform had no means of fall protection on or available while performing framing work near the second story window. John B. Gioiosa Construction, Inc dba JBG 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 1518277, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/23/21, with respect to a workplace located at Terrace Hall Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $10313
- — Z (R) $10313
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