JS Contracting, Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Chester MD

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited JS Contracting, Inc. in Maryland 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 24, 2020 on a referral, in Odenton and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 45 citation items: 32 serious, 2 repeat and 11 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $31,624 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 16 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. JS Contracting, Inc. averages $4,462 across 2 cited inspections.

JS Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2020 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344944368 OPENED SEP 24, 2020Open

Referral · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Open

2618 Orchard Oriole Way, Odenton, MD 21113 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction	Serious	$437	$437	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.300(a) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements	Serious	$325	$325	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,225	$1,225	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3d 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3e 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3f 29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3g 29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Repeat	$2,400	$2,400	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Repeat	$2,800	$2,800	Dec 3, 2020	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 3, 2020	Final

Inspection 342712122 OPENED OCT 18, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 20, 2018

11720 Federal Street, Fulton, MD 20759 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction	Serious	$312	$312	Dec 21, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$375	$375	Dec 21, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 21, 2017	Final

Inspection 316512417 OPENED JUN 6, 2012Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

Gibson Grant, Lot 122, Chester, MD 21619 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment	Serious	$900	$900	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction	Serious	$900	$900	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 14 29 CFR 1926.454(b) · Scaffold training	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 16 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 17 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 1, item 18 29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training	Serious	$1,050	$1,050	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1926.302(a)(2) · Power-operated hand tools	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1926.302(b)(6) · Power-operated hand tools	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1926.403(g) · Electrical equipment on job sites	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 8 29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring	Other-than-serious	$450	$450	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 9 29 CFR 50405 B01	Other-than-serious	$350	$350	Jul 18, 2012	Open
Citation 2, item 10 29 CFR 50406 A01	Other-than-serious	$150	$150	Jul 18, 2012	Open

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.302 · Power-operated hand tools

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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JS Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations