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James Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lenoir, North Carolina · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
2citation items
$4,000current penalties
Oct 11, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected James Construction, Inc. once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Oct 11, 2022 as part of a related case, in Lenoir.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,800 and now stand at $4,000, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and James Construction, Inc. averages $4,000 (1 cited inspection).

James Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346275860 OPENED OCT 11, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2023

139 Blowing Rock Road, Lenoir, NC 28645 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,900$2,000Nov 10, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,900$2,000Nov 10, 2022Final

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(c)(2)(v)

(v) Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.

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.

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in North Carolina

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