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Kenneth Edwards: OSHA inspections and violations

Charlotte, North Carolina · Flooring Contractors · NAICS 238330

1inspections
2citation items
$4,900current penalties
Feb 10, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Kenneth Edwards once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Feb 10, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Charlotte.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,900 and still stand at $4,900.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Kenneth Edwards averages $4,900 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Kenneth Edwards: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343781365 OPENED FEB 10, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2024

4410 Napa Oak Ln., Charlotte, NC 28216 · Flooring Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 9, 2019 (fatal): Employee falls from second story ledge and is killed

On February 9, 2019, an employee was installing flooring on the second floor of an apartment building under construction and went to the van for some material. The employee returned and fell off of the ledge that was missing its guardrail, killing him.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$2,800Aug 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$2,100$2,100Aug 2, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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