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Chavez Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Middletown, Connecticut · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

1inspections
4citation items
$2,554current penalties
Feb 20, 2026last inspection

Chavez Construction LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Connecticut.

OSHA opened it on Feb 20, 2026 after a complaint, in Middletown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $5,108 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,554, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1153, silica dust in construction (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Chavez Construction LLC averages $2,554 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Chavez Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348761735 OPENED FEB 20, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jun 8, 2026

339 Main Street Basement, Middletown, CT 06457 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$2,838$1,419Mar 19, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 19, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 19, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(2) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$2,270$1,135Mar 19, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)

(c) Specified exposure control methods. (1) For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i)

(2) Exposure assessment—(i) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(2)

(2) Respiratory protection program. Where respirator use is required by this section, the employer shall institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134.

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