LEXINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SOX CONSTRUCTION INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOX CONSTRUCTION INC. in 385 LOWELL STREET, LEXINGTON, MA 02420 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346547888.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOX CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 385 LOWELL STREET
- City
- LEXINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02420
- Mailing
- 10 SPRING STREET FLOOR 1, HUDSON, MA 01749
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,946 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a) - Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: Location - Residential Construction Site: 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA On or about 3/6/23, an employee was working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from falling or flying objects without head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2946
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,875 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) - The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Location - Residential Construction Site: 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA On or about 3/6/23, the employer did not provide training for six employees who were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $6875
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,875 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) -The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: Location - Residential Construction Site: 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA On or about 3/6/23, multiple employees were exposed to fall hazards while utilizing the top step of a portable ladder to access the second floor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $6875
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,823 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) - The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles. Location - Residential Construction Site: 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA On or about 3/6/23, employees were exposed to flying debris by utilizing a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection. Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1495398, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/30/20, with respect to a workplace located at 7 Gorham Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4000
- — Z (R) $9823
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $34,375 · Current $20,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) - Each employee(s) 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Location - Residential Construction, 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA On or about 3/6/23, employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing subfloor on the second floor without any form of fall protection in place. Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1583878, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/24/22, with respect to a workplace located at 303 Woburn Street, Lexington, MA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $20000
- — Z (R) $34375
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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 346547888.
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