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Bluestone Builders: OSHA inspections and violations

Potomac, Virginia · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
5citation items
$6,300current penalties
Aug 12, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Bluestone Builders in Virginia one time.

It opened on Aug 12, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Potomac.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The penalties, $6,300 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.651 (excavations), 3 times.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,200 penalty. Bluestone Builders averages $6,300 across 1 cited inspection.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 341692127 OPENED AUG 12, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 2018

2208 Russell Road, Potomac, VA 22301 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,100$2,100Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,100$2,100Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$0$0Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$2,100$2,100Nov 8, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1)

(i) Stability of adjacent structures. (1) Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures is endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing, or underpinning shall be provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of 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

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