FALMOUTH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: REPUBLIC BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of REPUBLIC BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INC in 550 MAIN STREET, FALMOUTH, MA 02540 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 347852881.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- REPUBLIC BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INC
- Site address
- 550 MAIN STREET
- City
- FALMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02540
- Mailing
- 491 MAPLE STREET, STE 103, DANVERS, MA 01923
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
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- May 21, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to fall and electric shock hazards due to employer not conducting adequate frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8000
- — C (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.753 C02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.753(c)(2): A qualified rigger did not inspect the rigging prior to each shift in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.251. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to crushing hazards where the employer permitted use of rigging equipment that was not inspected by a qualified rigger prior to each shift.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $8276
- — Z (S) $8276
1926.1408 A02 III A
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2)(iii)(A): The line's voltage and the minimum approach distance permitted under Table A (see 29 CFR 1926.1408) were not determined by the employer. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to electric shock hazards while working in the vicinity of residential power lines without demarcating boundaries of the safe operating area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.1408 B01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- May 21, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(b)(1): The employer did not conduct a planning meeting with the operator and the other workers who will be in the area of the equipment or load to review the location of the power line(s), and the steps that will be implemented to prevent encroachment/electrocution. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to electric shock and electrocution hazards due to not adequately pre-planning the lifting of structural steel components during construction in the vicinity of residential power lines. Employer conducted a planning meeting with the contractor hired to provide the steel for the project but never conducted a planning meeting that involved the actual workers that were involved in the erection of the steel as required by this standard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $11585
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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 347852881.
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