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Inspection outcome
Opened: August 26, 2025 · Status: Open
Major citations

OSHA issued serious-tier citations with significant penalties.

Safety inspection · Programmed Related · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations2
Serious+1
Initial penalty$39,723
Current penalty$23,833
Accidents0
Duration
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On August 26, 2025, OSHA opened Northeast Framing, Inc’s inspection #348463852 at PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — an establishment in the framing contractors industry. The case remains open or the close date has not yet been published.

OSHA cited the employer for 2 violations totaling $23,833 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $39,723. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
2violations total
Repeat2100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

2citations issued
$23,833current penalty
↓ $15,890total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeatgravity 5
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$34,049
Current$20,429reduced by $13,620
Repeat
Citation #02001
29 CFR 1904.40(a)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$5,674
Current$3,404reduced by $2,270

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 348463852 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Programmed Related — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 348463852 directly: