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Merc Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Westminster, Maryland · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · NAICS 238310

1inspections
2citation items
$525current penalties
Jan 4, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Merc Construction, Inc. once in Maryland.

The inspection began on Jan 4, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Westminster.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $525 and still stand at $525.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Merc Construction, Inc. averages $525 (1 cited inspection).

Merc Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Maryland · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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Inspection history

Inspection 342007069 OPENED JAN 4, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2017

405 Englar Road, Westminster, MD 21157 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$525$525Feb 28, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
Serious$0$0Feb 28, 2017Final

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(g)(1)(vii)

(vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2)

(2) Scaffold casters and wheels shall be locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold is used in a stationary manner.

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