OSHA Inspection: NH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Aug 20, 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: 10 Joyce Rd, Framingham, MA,- Roof  On August 17, 2024, workers were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15 feet to the ground below while conducting roofing activities where fall protection was not used.

Issued

Aug 20, 2024

Abate by

Oct 9, 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: 10 Joyce Road, Framingham, MA - Roof  On August 17, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 15 feet to the ground while conducting roofing activities where fall protection training was not provided to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,500 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 10 Joyce Road, Framingham, MA  On August 17, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 15 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof.

Issued

Aug 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(10):The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder were not placed with the two rails supported equally:  Location: Jobsite 10 Joyce Road, Framingham, MA  On August 17, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 15 feet to the ground while accessing an upper landing surface where an extension ladder was used to access a residential roof, the ladder was set up on the gable end of the roof, and the side rails of the ladder were not supported equally.