Inspection 345024368 OPENED NOV 16, 2020Closed
309/313 Fort Worth Ave., Norfolk, VA 23505 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited DRS Contracting Inc. in Virginia 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 16, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Norfolk.
In all, OSHA issued 19 citation items: 19 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $11,865; today they stand at $11,619, 2% less.
The rule cited most here is 1926.501 (fall protection in construction), 4 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. DRS Contracting Inc. averages $3,873 across 3 cited inspections.
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Inspection 344904222 OPENED AUG 27, 2020Closed
1055 West 38th Street, Norfolk, VA 23508 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343804712 OPENED FEB 22, 2019Closed
430 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23701 · New Multifamily 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 1926.501(b)(4)(ii) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $820 | $574 | Mar 21, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)(i) · Fall protection systems |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343555686 OPENED OCT 24, 2018Open
430 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23701 · New Multifamily 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 1926.25(a) · Housekeeping |
Serious | $1,235 | $1,235 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.26 · Illumination |
Serious | $1,620 | $1,620 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1926.34(a) · Means of egress |
Serious | $1,620 | $1,620 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1926.34(b) · Means of egress |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2) · Electrical equipment on job sites |
Serious | $1,620 | $1,620 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(f) · Job-site wiring |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)(b) · Job-site wiring |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4d 29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)(c) · Job-site wiring |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $1,620 | $1,620 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 2, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 342795317 OPENED NOV 29, 2017Closed
529 W 24th St, Norfolk, VA 23517 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342424330 OPENED JUN 26, 2017Closed
430 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23701 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342426939 OPENED JUN 26, 2017Closed
430 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23705 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.50(d)(1) · Medical services and first aid |
Serious | $720 | $720 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i) · Fire protection |
Serious | $720 | $720 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $945 | $945 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1926.850(k) · Preparatory operations |
Serious | $945 | $945 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1926.851(b) · Stairs, passageways, and ladders |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1926.851(c) · Stairs, passageways, and ladders |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4d 29 CFR 1926.852(a) · Chutes |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2017 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i)
(c) Portable firefighting equipment—(1) Fire extinguishers and small hose lines. (i) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet.
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 1926.26 · Illumination
29 CFR 1926.34 · Means of egress
29 CFR 1926.34(a)
(a) General. In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. No lock or fastening to prevent free escape from the inside of any building shall be installed except in mental, penal, or corrective institutions where supervisory personnel is continually on duty and effective provisions are made to remove occupants in case of fire or other emergency.
29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites
29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring
29 CFR 1926.50 · Medical services and first aid
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems
29 CFR 1926.850 · Preparatory operations
29 CFR 1926.851 · Stairs, passageways, and ladders
29 CFR 1926.852 · Chutes
Other site preparation contractors employers in Virginia
- D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company, Inc. Richmond · 49 citations · $30,626
- S.B. Cox, Inc. Richmond · 83 citations · $76,239
- Bohon Construction Company, Inc. Roanoke · 7 citations · $2,826
- Diamond Equipment Contracting Corporation Virginia Beach · 11 citations · $10,128
- Dci/Shires, Inc. Blacksburg · 16 citations · $22,289
- Crews Construction Company, Inc. Danville · 6 citations · $2,716
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.