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Elmer Yoder Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lewes, Delaware · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

3inspections
4citation items
$8,811current penalties
Feb 2, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Elmer Yoder Construction, LLC 3 times in Delaware since 2013.

The latest one began on Feb 2, 2022, in Hartly.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,676 and now stand at $8,811, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Elmer Yoder Construction, LLC averages $3,524 (2 cited inspections).

Elmer Yoder Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345760938 OPENED FEB 2, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2025

In The Area Of 881 Pearsons Corner Road, Hartly, DE 19953 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$9,571$4,000Jul 28, 2022Final

Inspection 342209673 OPENED MAR 29, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 12, 2017

Lot Across 7666 Mustang Run, Milford, DE 19963 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$3,585$3,047Apr 6, 2017Final

Inspection 338997281 OPENED APR 9, 2013Closed

Programmed related · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 30, 2013

Lot 75 E. Hunter Rd., Lewes, DE 19958 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,520$1,764Apr 22, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
Serious$0$0Apr 22, 2013Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii)

(vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(a)

(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

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