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DB Builders, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Chatham, Massachusetts · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
5citation items
$3,880current penalties
Aug 17, 2017last inspection

DB Builders, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Aug 17, 2017 after a complaint, in Chatham.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $12,196 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,880, down 68%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.404, ground-fault protection on job sites (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. DB Builders, Inc. averages $3,880 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

DB Builders, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342875275 OPENED AUG 17, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2018

77 Palmer Drive, Chatham, MA 02633 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.25(a) · Housekeeping
 Serious$2,217$1,108Jan 19, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1) · Woodworking tools
 Serious$2,772$1,386Jan 19, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
 Serious$2,772$1,386Jan 19, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
 Serious$2,772$0Jan 19, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$1,663$0Jan 19, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.25 · Housekeeping

29 CFR 1926.25(a)

(a) During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1)

(i) Hand-fed ripsaws. (1) Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be po

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i)

(b) Branch circuits—(1) Ground-fault protection—(i) General. The employer shall use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors.

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

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