FRANZOSO GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, FRANZOSO GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC — a construction facility located at 18 HARBOR AVENUE, NASHUA, NH 03060 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 7 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $88,875.00. The inspection case was opened on 2019-06-26.
Federal investigators determined that one or more violations at this facility were committed willfully — meaning the employer either knowingly failed to comply with OSHA standards or acted with plain indifference to employee safety. Willful violations carry the highest penalty multipliers under the OSH Act.
Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $88,875.00 is more than 24.6× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238160). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.
State Context: Within NH, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 12,674 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,397.44.
Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 7 citations spanning 6 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 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 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 16, 2019 with the latest abatement deadline set for January 6, 2020. Of the 7 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.
Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $88,875.00 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 $12,696.43 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement record for Franzoso General Contractor Inc. reveals a catastrophic breakdown in safety leadership, characterized by a cluster of three high-gravity willful violations that signal a systemic disregard for life-safety protocols. The imposition of nearly $89,000 in penalties for a single inspection—specifically targeting fall protection (1926.501(b)(13)), training requirements (1926.503(a)(1)), and head protection (1926.100(a))—places this contractor well above industry averages for penalty severity in the roofing sector (NAICS 238160). The legal designation of "willful" is particularly damning; it indicates that the employer either possessed actual knowledge of the hazardous conditions or demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety. For the workforce, this manifested as a "triple threat" environment: employees were exposed to fatal fall heights without conventional protection, lacked the specialized training to recognize these hazards, and were denied basic personal protective equipment. When coupled with serious violations regarding aerial lifts and ladder safety, a clear pattern of multi-vector negligence emerges. This was not an isolated lapse in judgment but a fundamental failure of the firm’s safety management system. The gravity 10 rating on the fall protection citation underscores that OSHA viewed a fatality or permanent disability as a highly probable outcome of the employer’s operational culture. This record serves as a definitive case study in high-risk non-compliance where production speed clearly superseded worker preservation.