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Hardesty, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rockville, Maryland · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

9inspections
21citation items
$11,475current penalties
Mar 29, 2023last inspection

Hardesty, Inc. has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 1994.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 29, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Westminster.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 21 citation items: 16 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $14,150 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,475, down 19%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.501, fall protection in construction (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Hardesty, Inc. averages $2,100 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Hardesty, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hardesty, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346599129 OPENED MAR 29, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2023

400 Englar Road, Westminster, MD 21157 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,575$1,575May 9, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
Serious$1,575$1,575May 9, 2023Final

Inspection 341836641 OPENED OCT 12, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 20, 2017

2219 Bel Pre Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20906 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,050$1,050Jan 5, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15) · Fall protection systems
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 5, 2017Final

Inspection 317351195 OPENED OCT 24, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jan 2, 2014

314 Copley Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 3, 2013Closed

Inspection 314836800 OPENED JUL 28, 2010Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2010

1017 York Road, Towson, MD 21204 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310509211 OPENED MAY 15, 2007Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2007

10620-f Riggs Hill Rd, Jessup, MD 20794 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,125$600Jul 12, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 12, 2007Closed

Inspection 307996165 OPENED JUL 22, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2004

11505 Berry Road, Waldorf, MD 20603 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
Serious$900$450Aug 25, 2004Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 25, 2004Closed

Inspection 305527731 OPENED MAY 31, 2002Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 30, 2006

7663 Arundel Mills Boulevard, Hanover, MD 21076 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 31, 2002: Employee is injured when he falls through roof opening

On May 31, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were on a roof installing mechanical drops into holes that had been previously cut. They picked up a 4 ft-by-8 ft pi ece of plywood that was lying on the roof deck and started to walk with it when Employee #1 stepped through a 21-in. square hole that had been covered by the pl ywood. He fell 21 ft onto a concrete floor and sustained a fractured right hip a nd a compound fracture of his right wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,225$875Aug 21, 2002Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3) · Fall protection systems
Serious$2,225$2,225Aug 21, 2002Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
Serious$2,225$2,225Aug 21, 2002Final

Inspection 303790521 OPENED JUL 11, 2000Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 11, 2000

8168 Elliot Road, Easton, MD 21601 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,200$400Aug 15, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$0$0Aug 15, 2000Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 15, 2000Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 119552990 OPENED SEP 7, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 1994

1641 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$500Oct 27, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Oct 27, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Oct 27, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 50405 B01
Serious$0$0Oct 27, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 50406 A01
Serious$0$0Oct 27, 1994Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Jessup site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 113 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 18 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Jessup site
Jessup · 2018
113 534.61.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 0912.2303

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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