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Mears Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rural Hall, North Carolina · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · NAICS 238110

2inspections
3citation items
$2,940current penalties
Sep 4, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Mears Construction, Inc. 2 times in North Carolina since 2006.

The latest one began on Sep 4, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Winston Salem.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,200 and now stand at $2,940, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Mears Construction, Inc. averages $2,940 (1 cited inspection).

Mears Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343495842 OPENED SEP 4, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2020

1220 Kress Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27106 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,100$1,470Dec 17, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,100$1,470Dec 17, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Dec 17, 2018Final

Inspection 310398755 OPENED NOV 30, 2006Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Jan 30, 2007

340 Forum Pkwy, Rural Hall, NC 27045 · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1)

(j) Protection of employees from loose rock or soil. (1) Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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