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McCarthy Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Rio Rancho, New Mexico · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
4citation items
$18,900current penalties
Aug 18, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited McCarthy Construction in New Mexico one time.

It opened on Aug 18, 2015 as part of a related case, in Rio Rancho and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The penalties, $18,900 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 4 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. McCarthy Construction averages $18,900 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

McCarthy Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340938661 OPENED AUG 18, 2015Open

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 194 employees at the site · Open

2400 Unser Blvd Se, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 18, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed when a scaffold collapses

On August 18, 2015, an employee is killed when a scaffold collapse. No specific details were given about the accident or the injury of the employee.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$6,300$6,300Feb 17, 2016Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Feb 17, 2016Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$6,300$6,300Feb 17, 2016Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$6,300$6,300Feb 17, 2016Contested

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(c)(1)(ii)

(ii) Guys, ties, and braces shall be installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide. The top guy, tie or brace of completed scaffolds shall be placed no further than the 4:1 height from the top. Such guys, ties and braces shall be installed at each end of the scaffold and at horizontal intervals not to exceed 30 feet (9.1 m) (measured from one end [not both] towards the other).

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