JAMIE MCGUINNESS AND SONS INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, JAMIE MCGUINNESS AND SONS INC. — a other heavy and civil engineering construction facility located at 10-18 BEALE STREET, QUINCY, MA 02169 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 5 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $24,301.00. The inspection case was opened on 2016-07-12.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 9.6 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $24,301.00 is more than 6.7× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 237990). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within MA, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 60,671 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,824.83.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 5 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 5 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning September 1, 2016 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 24, 2016. Of the 5 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 $24,301.00 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 $4,860.20 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Jamie McGuinness and Sons Inc. reveals a high-gravity compliance failure centered on heavy equipment operation and aerial lift safety within the specialized civil engineering sector. The citation profile, characterized by multiple Serious violations with gravity scores reaching the maximum rating of 10, indicates a profound breakdown in fundamental site safety management. The specific invocation of 1926.21(b)(2) underscores a systemic failure to instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, suggesting that workers were dispatched to high-hazard tasks without the requisite safety competencies. The interplay between the aerial lift standards and general equipment requirements points to a hazardous operational environment where fall protection protocols and machinery safeguards were likely bypassed or nonexistent. While the total penalty of $24,301 may appear moderate, the concentration of maximum gravity ratings for more than half of the violations reflects an OSHA assessment of high probability for catastrophic injury or fatality. This pattern suggests that the risks were not isolated technical oversights but rather a pervasive culture of non-compliance. For a firm in NAICS 237990, these findings signal a lack of a functional Safety and Health Management System (SHMS), placing the employer at significant risk for "Repeat" classifications in future inspections if site-specific training and equipment oversight are not radically restructured.