NEEDHAM, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VA CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 5 MANN AVE, NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 347484206.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 5 MANN AVE
- City
- NEEDHAM
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02492
- Mailing
- 5 OAK PLACE, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 21, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,387 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. On or about May 14, 2024 at 65 Mann Ave, Needham, MA 02492, an employee of VA Construction, Inc. was working on a platform with an unprotected edge over 20 feet above the ground while installing siding panels, where a fall protection system was not in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3387.3
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 21, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about May 14, 2024 at 65 Mann Ave, Needham, MA 02492, employees of VA Construction, Inc. were working on a platform with an unprotected edge over 20 feet above the ground while installing siding panels, where the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347484206.
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