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James Shewmake: OSHA inspections and violations

Tiverton, Rhode Island · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236116

1inspections
4citation items
$3,500current penalties
Jan 26, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected James Shewmake once in Rhode Island.

The inspection began on Jan 26, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Tiverton.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,652 and now stand at $3,500, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and James Shewmake averages $3,500 (1 cited inspection).

James Shewmake: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342902533 OPENED JAN 26, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2019

5-9 Yardarm Drive, Tiverton, RI 02878 · New Multifamily 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(a)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,772$3,500Feb 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Feb 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Feb 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,880$0Feb 6, 2018Final

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(a)(1)

(a) Capacity. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section, each scaffold and scaffold component shall be capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6)

(6) Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3)

(3) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.

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