CHARLESTOWN, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GRAND BANKS BUILDING PRODUCTS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GRAND BANKS BUILDING PRODUCTS in 300 1ST. AVE., CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 (NAICS 238150). OSHA activity number 348457995.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GRAND BANKS BUILDING PRODUCTS
- Site address
- 300 1ST. AVE.
- City
- CHARLESTOWN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02129
- Mailing
- 7 CRAFTS ROAD, GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238150
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- Abate by
- Feb 18, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $5,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s) LOCATION: The worksite at 300 1st. Ave. Charlestown, MA On or about August 21st, 2025 the employer did not have a program in place that would provide for frequent and regular inspections of their jobsites, materials, or equipment to be made by a competent person.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5800
- — C (S) $11585
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- Abate by
- Feb 18, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: LOCATION: The worksite at 300 1st. Ave. Charlestown, MA The employer had not overseen or ensured that the workers on this site had been trained to a site specific or task specific safety and health program.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $8276
- — Z (S) $8276
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. LOCATION: The worksite at 300 1st. Ave. Charlestown, MA On or about August 21st, 2025 the employer allowed scaffolding to be erected and altered by employees not trained to do so,, or under the direction of, a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- Abate by
- Feb 18, 2026
- 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: The worksite at 300 1st. Ave. Charlestown, MA On or about August 21st, 2025 the employer was unable to provide OSHA with a training program that each employee was trained in to help them recognize the hazards of falling and how to minimize them.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $0 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: The worksite at 300 1st. Ave. Charlestown, MA On or about August 21st, 2025 the employer allowed each employee engaged in the removal and installation of windows on a residential building to work at heights over fifteen (15) feet above the street below without providing adequate protection in the form of guardrail systems, safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b).
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 348457995.
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