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Ars Nova Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Asheville, North Carolina · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · NAICS 238110

1inspections
3citation items
$2,700current penalties
Apr 20, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ars Nova Construction, Inc. once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Apr 20, 2021 on a referral, in Asheville.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,100 and now stand at $2,700, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Ars Nova Construction, Inc. averages $2,700 (1 cited inspection).

Ars Nova Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345269187 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Sep 7, 2021

19 Osprey Trail, Asheville, NC 28806 · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,000$650Jun 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,100$1,400Jun 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$1,000$650Jun 22, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1)

(j) Protection of employees from loose rock or soil. (1) Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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