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A Better Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Griffith, Indiana · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
3citation items
$1,071current penalties
Aug 27, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited A Better Construction in Indiana one time.

It opened on Aug 27, 2021 after a complaint, in Griffith.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,950; today they stand at $1,071, 45% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. A Better Construction averages $1,071 across 1 cited inspection.

A Better Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345505713 OPENED AUG 27, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 28, 2021

202 W Ridge Rd, Griffith, IN 46319 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$600$292Sep 16, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$750$487Sep 16, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$600$292Sep 16, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10)

(10) Roofing work on Low-slope roofs. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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