NEEDHAM, 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 65 MANN AVENUE, NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 347365132.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 65 MANN AVENUE
- City
- NEEDHAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02492
- Mailing
- 10 SPRING STREET, 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
- 236115
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $26,616 · Current $14,500 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): Jobsite: On or about March 22, 2024, employees were working on a framed house at roof levels that were approximately 8 feet and 10 feet to a lower level platform and working on the platform that was approximately 12 feet to ground level, without the use of fall protection. - Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1495398, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/30/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 7 Gorham Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824. - Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1521798, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/30/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 7 Gorham Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824. - Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 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 06/03/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 303 Woburn Street, Lexington, MA 02420. - Sox Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1654788, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/18/2023, with respect to a workplace located at 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA 02420. -Sox Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in inspection 1707191 citation 2 item 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1-22-23, with respect to workplace located at 56 Bigelow Road, Newton, MA 02465.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $14500
- — Z (R) $26616
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,406 · Current $0 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: Jobsite: On or about 3-22-24, employees working at heights over 6 feet high during framing operations, had not be been provided fall protection training. a. The Sox Construction Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1707191, citation number 3, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1-22-24, with respect to a workplace located at 56 Bigelow Road Newton, MA. b. The Sox Construction Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1654788, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 9-18-2023, with respect to a workplace located at 385 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $11406
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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 347365132.
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