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Hess Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Ashburn, Virginia · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

9inspections
11citation items
$15,796current penalties
Feb 10, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hess Construction 9 times in Virginia since 1990.

The latest one began on Feb 10, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Great Falls.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 3 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $28,280 and now stand at $15,796, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Asbestos in construction comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1926.1101.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Hess Construction averages $2,928 (2 cited inspections).

Hess Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342101805 OPENED FEB 10, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 10, 2017

1085 Utterback Store Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342058674 OPENED JAN 25, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2017

3035 South Abingdon Street, Arlington, VA 22206 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(4) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,640$1,320Jul 14, 2017Final

Inspection 341383636 OPENED APR 4, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2016

33 Stafford Indian Lane, Falmouth, VA 22405 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,160$1,512Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(2) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,160$0Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,160$1,512Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(4) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,160$0Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(vii) · Asbestos in construction
Other-than-serious$2,160$1,512Jul 1, 2016Final

Inspection 317750461 OPENED JUL 21, 2014Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 18, 2015

43460 Loudoun Reserve Drive, Ashburn, VA 20148 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$7,000$4,550Jan 15, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$7,000$4,550Jan 15, 2015Closed

Inspection 307362632 OPENED JUN 24, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2004

25450 Riding Center Drive, Ashburn, VA 22152 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306486309 OPENED JUN 13, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2003

George Washington Middle School 1005 Mt. Vernon Av, Alexandria, VA 22300 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303243265 OPENED FEB 3, 2000Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2000

75 Walpole St., Stafford, VA 22554 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125436006 OPENED NOV 4, 1997Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 1997

8990 Worthington Drive, Bristow, VA 20136 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(8)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 14, 1997Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 105722698 OPENED JAN 4, 1990Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 14, 1990

13209 Parcher Av, Herndon, VA 22070 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 4, 1990: Employees injured when struck by collapsing cinderblock wall

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 1, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 were erecting a polyethylene cover over an area being prepared for a poured concrete ground s lab. One side of the polyethylene was attached to a freestanding 6-inch cinderbl ock wall 54 1/2 feet in length and 14 1/2 feet high. This section of wall had be en erected 1 month earlier and was supported by vertical 2 by 10s and angled 2 b y 4s. The 2 by 4s were removed in order to attach the polyethylene 7 feet high o n the wall. A gust of wind filled the polyethylene cover, which ballooned and pu lled the wall over onto Employees #1 and #2.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$420$420Apr 24, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.706(b) · Requirements for masonry construction
Serious$420$420Apr 24, 1990Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1101 · Asbestos in construction

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1)

(1) Insert any available graticule into the focusing eyepiece and focus so that the graticule lines are sharp and clear.

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(2)

(2) Align the microscope.

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i)

(i) Before work in areas containing ACM and PACM is begun; employers shall identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM, and/or PACM therein pursuant to paragraph (k)(1)(i) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.706 · Requirements for masonry construction

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