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Hess Construction + Engineering Services, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Hagerstown, Maryland · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

21inspections
3citation items
$0current penalties
Mar 31, 2023last inspection

Since 2010, OSHA inspectors have visited Hess Construction + Engineering Services, Inc. in Maryland 21 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 31, 2023 as part of a related case, in Clarksburg.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

No penalty came with these citations.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Hess Construction + Engineering Services, Inc. averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.

Hess Construction + Engineering Services, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hess Construction + Engineering Services, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346604796 OPENED MAR 31, 2023Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 25, 2023

22215 Dunlin Street, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343533261 OPENED OCT 15, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2018

22501 Sweetspire Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 12, 2018: Employee is injured when struck by falling coworker, ladder

At 1:30 p.m. on October 12, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2 were working inside a water separation storage tank as part of a multiemployer construction project. Employee #1 was holding an extension ladder for Coworker #1. They were assigned to tighten bolts to join the sections of D.C. Style Sandfilter SWM#2. Coworker #2, instructed to assist Employee #1 and Coworker #1, began climbing down the extension ladder. The extension ladder kicked out at its base, and Coworker #2 and the ladder fell, a fall height of 12.8 feet, and struck Employee #1. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for compound fractures of his left leg's tibia and fibula.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343338042 OPENED JUL 27, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2018

22500 Sweetfire Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342790938 OPENED NOV 27, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2017

3701 Eldorado Ave, Baltimore, MD 21207 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342681632 OPENED OCT 3, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 2017

4301 E. West Hwy, Bethesda, MD 20814 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342656683 OPENED SEP 22, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2017

332 W Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD 20852 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342631231 OPENED SEP 12, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2017

8935 Bradmoor Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342499092 OPENED JUL 25, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jul 25, 2017

801 Bridgeview Road, Brooklyn, MD 21225 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

13 older inspections

Inspection 342485885 OPENED JUL 20, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2017

20200 Observation Drive Science And Applied Studies Building, Germantown, MD 20876 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342340213 OPENED MAY 18, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2017

4301 E. West Hwy., Bethesda, MD 20814 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341312148 OPENED MAR 8, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 6, 2016

8701 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.153(j) · Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas)
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 19, 2016Final

Inspection 317441392 OPENED JAN 6, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 2014

5305 Piney Church Road, Waldorf, MD 20602 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316997030 OPENED JUN 18, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2013

6701 Leyte Drive, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316997253 OPENED MAR 13, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2013

5305 Piney Church Road, Waldorf, MD 20602 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316850551 OPENED NOV 7, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2012

6701 Leyte Drive, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316694314 OPENED NOV 5, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 2013

314 S Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316166867 OPENED DEC 15, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2011

101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD 21012 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315494682 OPENED MAR 18, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 11, 2011

14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$0$0May 11, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(2) · Stairways in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0May 11, 2011Closed

Inspection 315128504 OPENED JAN 20, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2011

11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315128587 OPENED NOV 22, 2010Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 2010

1311 Yale Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21742 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314413261 OPENED JUL 13, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 77 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2010

1311 Yale Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21742 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Gaithersburg site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 45 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
HESS Construction + Engineering Services
Gaithersburg · 2021
45 000.00.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(2)

(2) Except during stairway construction, foot traffic is prohibited on skeleton metal stairs where permanent treads and/or landings are to be installed at a later date, unless the stairs are fitted with secured temporary treads and landings long enough to cover the entire tread and/or landing area.

29 CFR 1926.153 · Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas)

29 CFR 1926.153(j)

(j) Storage of LPG containers. Storage of LPG within buildings is prohibited.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4)

(4) All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word “HOLE” or “COVER” to provide warning of the hazard.

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in Maryland

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.