NEWTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SANTANA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SANTANA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC in 276 GREENWOOD STREET, NEWTON, MA 02459 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 347137655.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SANTANA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
- Site address
- 276 GREENWOOD STREET
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02459
- Mailing
- 471 UNION AVE, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $2,400 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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii). Location: Jobsite; On or about 12/01/2023, employees were allowed to utilize a Vanguard carpenter wall bracket scaffold which was not fully planked or decked and exposed them to a fall from 12-feet above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2400
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.451 E08
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface. Location: Jobsite; On or about 12/01/2023, direct access to the scaffolding platform was being made from a second floor window that was 18-inches away, horizontally, from the scaffold and exposed employees to a fall from 12-feet above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: Jobsite; On or about 12/01/2023, an employee was allowed to work 12-feet above the ground on a Vanguard carpenter wall bracket scaffold that was erected without a guardrail system or fall protection provided to the employee.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $2,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed. Location: Jobsite; On or about 12/01/2023, employees were allowed to utilize portable extension ladders as a makeshift guardrail for the Vanguard carpenter wall bracket, which is not a purpose for which the ladders were designed.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2400
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
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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 347137655.
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