OSLIMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, OSLIMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY — a new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) facility located at 189 EAST MERRIMACK STREET, LOWELL, MA 01850 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 2 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $18,022.00. The inspection case was opened on 2021-06-24.

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 $18,022.00 is more than 5.0× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 236115). 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 98th percentile among 60,671 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,824.83.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 2 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 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 July 7, 2021 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 14, 2021. Of the 2 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 $18,022.00 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 $9,011.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Oslima Construction Company reveals a critical, systemic failure to address the most lethal hazard in residential construction: falls from heights. The issuance of two Repeat violations—specifically targeting fall protection systems (1926.501(b)(13)) and the associated training requirements (1926.503(a)(1))—indicates that management failed to internalize previous OSHA warnings and corrective actions. In practical terms, workers were exposed to life-threatening conditions where neither the physical safeguards, such as guardrails or personal fall arrest systems, nor the fundamental knowledge to recognize and mitigate fall hazards were present. The gravity rating of 10 for both citations underscores an imminent risk of catastrophic injury or fatality, a standard assessment when employees work at elevations exceeding six feet without protection. Legally, the Repeat