BAY STATE ROOFING, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BAY STATE ROOFING, INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 174 FOREST STREET, WINCHESTER, MA 01890 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 16 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $20,250.00. The inspection case was opened on 2001-02-20.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within MA, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 60,671 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,824.83.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 16 citations spanning 6 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 12 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 3 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning June 15, 2001 with the latest abatement deadline set for February 15, 2002. Of the 16 total citations, 11 (69%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $20,250.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,265.63 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Bay State Roofing, Inc. revealed a pervasive disregard for the most critical life-safety protocols in the residential construction sector. The citation profile was dominated by systemic failures in fall protection (1926.501) and scaffolding integrity (1926.451), which collectively exposed workers to catastrophic gravity-related hazards. Of significant legal and financial consequence was the presence of multiple Repeat violations, carrying a heavy gravity rating of 10. These Repeat citations—specifically regarding fall arrest systems and scaffold platform construction—indicated that the employer had been previously cited for identical hazards yet failed to implement permanent abatement or a sustainable safety management system. For the workforce, this meant operating on unstable platforms and at heights without the mandated guardrails or personal fall arrest systems,