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Mark Hurwitz/Builder: OSHA inspections and violations

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
3citation items
$4,395current penalties
Oct 17, 2018last inspection

Mark Hurwitz/Builder has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Oct 17, 2018 on a referral, in Oak Bluffs.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,279 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,395, down 30%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Mark Hurwitz/Builder averages $4,395 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Mark Hurwitz/Builder: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343630349 OPENED OCT 17, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2019

50 Farm Pond Road, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1) · Woodworking tools
 Serious$1,932$1,352Jan 24, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Other-than-serious$1,932$1,352Jan 24, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,415$1,690Jan 24, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1)

(i) Hand-fed ripsaws. (1) Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be po

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)

(b) Examination, installation, and use of equipment—(1) Examination. The employer shall ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined on the basis of the following considerations:

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.

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in Massachusetts

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