Inspection 345589881 OPENED OCT 15, 2021Closed
417 Moraine Court, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Buchanan Construction, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 2008.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 15, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Biltmore Forest.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 7 serious, 1 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $9,650 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,710, down 20%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.501, fall protection in construction (3 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Buchanan Construction, LLC averages $3,805 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Buchanan Construction, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 344818091 OPENED JUN 24, 2020Closed
65 Chauncey Circle, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344054598 OPENED JUN 3, 2019Closed
Mccormick Place, Asheville, NC 28801 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343996237 OPENED MAY 7, 2019Closed
46 Hallet Court, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343340998 OPENED JUL 19, 2018Closed
34 - 51 Hallett Court, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction |
Repeat | $4,000 | $4,000 | Aug 7, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342991791 OPENED FEB 21, 2018Closed
1642 Hendersonville Road, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,365 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction |
Serious | $450 | $295 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $1,500 | $975 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $1,500 | $975 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 312756323 OPENED OCT 7, 2008Closed
448 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC 28805 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction |
Serious | $100 | $100 | Oct 20, 2008 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Asheville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 50 workers: 2.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 11 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Construction, LLC Asheville · 2023 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)
(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction
29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction
29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction
29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in North Carolina
- NVR, Inc. Charlotte · 7 citations · $42,735
- D.R. Horton, Inc. Winston Salem · 64 citations · $263,176
- Dream Finders Homes LLC Lake Park · 3 citations · $6,750
- Baker Residential of the Carolinas, LLC Cary · 4 citations · $4,570
- True Homes, LLC Pfafftown · 23 citations · $30,725
- WJH LLC Winston Salem · 12 citations · $34,240
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.