NEWTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: JSL CONTRACTORS INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JSL CONTRACTORS INC in 345 BOYLSTON ST, NEWTON, MA 02459 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 347615429.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JSL CONTRACTORS INC
- Site address
- 345 BOYLSTON ST
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02459
- Mailing
- 33 THOREAU ROAD, NORTHBOROUGH, MA 01532
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.304 H
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(h):Circular crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by a hood meeting the requirements of paragraph (i)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws. Location: 345 Boylston St, Newton, MA On July 12, 2024, employees were exposed to amputation hazards while cutting lumber with a table saw where the portion of the rotating blade above the table was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $2,000 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: 345 Boylston St, Newton, MA On July 12, 2024, workers were exposed to fall hazards of up to 30 feet to the ground below while conducting framing activities where fall protection was not used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 5, 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: Location- 345 Boylston St, Newton, MA- Third floor On July 12, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 30 feet to the ground while conducting framing activities where fall protection training was not provided to recognize and minimize fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,457 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Location: Jobsite 345 Boylston St, Newton, MA On July 12, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 10 feet to a lower level while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access the third floor of a building under construction and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the upper landing surface
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3457
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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 347615429.
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