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Benchmark Contracting: OSHA inspections and violations

Richmond, Virginia · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
3citation items
$574current penalties
Sep 26, 2018last inspection

Benchmark Contracting has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Sep 26, 2018 as part of a related case, in Richmond.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $820 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $574, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.300, tools—hand and power: general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Benchmark Contracting averages $574 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Benchmark Contracting: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343498655 OPENED SEP 26, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jan 2, 2019

901 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
 Serious$820$574Dec 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.300(a) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.300(a)

(a) Condition of tools. All hand and power tools and similar equipment, whether furnished by the employer or the employee, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1)

(b) Guarding. (1) When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with such guards when in use.

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