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Alpha Omega Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Newport, Rhode Island · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

6inspections
8citation items
$3,712current penalties
Aug 14, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Alpha Omega Construction 6 times in Rhode Island since 1994.

The latest one began on Aug 14, 2019 after a complaint, in Kingston.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 8 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,250 and still stand at $3,712.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Alpha Omega Construction averages $2,587 (1 cited inspection).

Alpha Omega Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344232228 OPENED AUG 14, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2019

105 Upper College Rd., Kingston, RI 02881 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343625588 OPENED NOV 28, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Aug 25, 2020

2841 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$2,587Jan 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jan 9, 2019Final

Inspection 302669056 OPENED JUN 22, 2000Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 18, 2000

180 Franklin St., Bristol, RI 02809 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,000$500Jul 17, 2000Closed

Inspection 302667969 OPENED FEB 11, 2000Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 26, 2000

180 Franklin St., Warren, RI 02885 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Serious$500$250Mar 28, 2000Closed

Inspection 300097565 OPENED JUN 25, 1998Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 14, 1998

Thompson Middle School, Newport, RI 02840 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$375$188Jul 2, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 2, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$375$188Jul 2, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 2, 1998Closed

Inspection 122514607 OPENED SEP 1, 1994Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 1994

Thompson Middle School, Newport, RI 02840 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(vii)

(vii) Stairrails shall be not less than 28 inches (71 cm) nor more than 37 inches (94 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread.

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3)

(3) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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