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Eastern Constructors Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Chantilly, Virginia · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · NAICS 238120

2inspections
15citation items
$72,714current penalties
Aug 29, 2020last inspection

Eastern Constructors Incorporated has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 29, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Suffolk.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 14 serious and 1 willful.

OSHA proposed $182,784 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $72,714, down 60%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.757, open web steel joists (5 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Eastern Constructors Incorporated averages $36,357 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.

Eastern Constructors Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344906755 OPENED AUG 29, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 2026

Amazon Ditribution Center 2020 Northgate Commerce Parkway, Suffolk, VA 23435 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 30, 2020 (fatal): Two employees fall and are killed when structure collapses

At 2:10 p.m. on August 30, 2020, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were performing structural steel operations on a new building. The employees used aerial lifts to gain access to the fifth floor to being connecting a structural steel beam to the fifth floor roof. The crane began to hoist the steel beam into position when the structure collapsed. The falling materials struck the aerial lifts containing Employees #1 and #2, causing them to fall approximately fifty-four feet. Both employees were killed by blunt force trauma to their entire bodies.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.351(b)(4) · Arc welding and cutting
Serious$11,220$4,488Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.754(a) · Structural steel assembly
Serious$13,275$5,310Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.754(b)(2) · Structural steel assembly
Serious$13,275$810Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.755(a)(1) · Column anchorage
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.755(a)(4) · Column anchorage
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1926.757(a)(1) · Open web steel joists
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1926.757(a)(10) · Open web steel joists
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3f
29 CFR 1926.757(b)(2) · Open web steel joists
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3g
29 CFR 1926.757(e)(4) · Open web steel joists
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3h
29 CFR 1926.757(e)(5) · Open web steel joists
Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.755(a)(3) · Column anchorage
Willful$132,764$53,106Feb 22, 2021Final

Inspection 341627339 OPENED JUL 18, 2016Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Open

43571 John Mosby Highway, Chantilly, VA 20152 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 17, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on July 17, 2016, Employee #1 was moving a fall protection beam anchor and fell approximately 30 feet. Employee #1 sustained a fractured back, neck and a head injury and died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 16VAC25-145-40.B
Serious$7,000$7,000Jan 11, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 16VAC25-60.130
Serious$2,850$1,000Jan 11, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.100(b) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$2,400$1,000Jan 11, 2017Final

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 1926.351 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1926.351(b)(4)

(4) Cables in need of repair shall not be used. When a cable, other than the cable lead referred to in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, becomes worn to the extent of exposing bare conductors, the portion thus exposed shall be protected by means of rubber and friction tape or other equivalent insulation.

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6)

(6) Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.

29 CFR 1926.754 · Structural steel assembly

29 CFR 1926.754(a)

(a) Structural stability shall be maintained at all times during the erection process.

29 CFR 1926.755 · Column anchorage

29 CFR 1926.757 · Open web steel joists

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