TAUNTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY, INC. in 429 WINTHROP ST., TAUNTON, MA 02780 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 348661943.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY, INC.
- Site address
- 429 WINTHROP ST.
- City
- TAUNTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02780
- Mailing
- 201 CLARK STREET, ROCHDALE, MA 01542
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Location: 429 Winthrop St. Taunton, MA On or about 12/23/25 employees working from a ladder jack scaffold 19 feet above the ground were not using an access ladder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: Location: 429 Winthrop St. Taunton, MA On or about 12/23/25 employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold 19 feet above the ground where fall protection was not used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $24,825 · Current $12,413 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: 429 Winthrop St. Taunton, MA On or about 12/23/25 employees were working on a roof of a new residential building more than 20 feet above the ground and fall protection was not in use. Affordable Carpentry, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection # 1746368, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 10/21/24 with respect to the workplace at 13 Main St. Lakeville, MA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12412.5
- — Z (R) $24825
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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 348661943.
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