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Nicholas Development, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Washington, District of Columbia · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
4citation items
$15,753current penalties
Aug 18, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Nicholas Development, LLC in District of Columbia one time.

It opened on Aug 18, 2017 on a referral, in Washington.

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

The proposed penalties came to $27,162; today they stand at $15,753, 42% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Nicholas Development, LLC averages $15,753 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Nicholas Development, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342563905 OPENED AUG 18, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Apr 9, 2020

4590 Mcarthur Blvd., Nw, Washington, DC 20007 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 17, 2017: Worker falls onto coworkers when platform shifts, incurs fra

At 10:00 a.m. on August 17, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were at a commercial building and prepping an exterior masonry wall for painting. They were standing on a make-shift elevated platform and using hand and power tools. As they moved about the platform, the platform unexpectedly shifted, causing the three workers to fall onto one another. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of the wrist and ankle. wrist and ankle.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$9,054$5,251Feb 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$9,054$5,251Feb 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$9,054$5,251Feb 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Feb 8, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Aug 17, 2017, Washington: Hospitalization · fractures · upper and lower limb(s)

An employee and two coworkers were working from an elevated platform when it shifted, causing them to fall on top of each other and onto one end of the platform. One of the employees was hospitalized with a broken right wrist and right ankle.

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(c)(2)(iv)

(iv) Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v)

(v) Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1) (i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in District of Columbia

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