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Bellwether Builders, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Asheville, North Carolina · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
6citation items
$1,400current penalties
Apr 19, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Bellwether Builders, Inc in North Carolina one time.

It opened on Apr 19, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Asheville.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,100; today they stand at $1,400, 33% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Bellwether Builders, Inc averages $1,400 across 1 cited inspection.

Bellwether Builders, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341413391 OPENED APR 19, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 8, 2016

176 Riverview Dr., Asheville, NC 28806 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,100$1,400Apr 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i) · Fire protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i)

(c) Portable firefighting equipment—(1) Fire extinguishers and small hose lines. (i) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet.

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6)

(6) Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv)

(iv) Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in North Carolina

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