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Palma Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Catharpin, Virginia · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
1citation items
$770current penalties
Dec 8, 2016last inspection

Palma Construction LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Dec 8, 2016, in Catharpin, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $855 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $770, down 10%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Palma Construction LLC averages $770 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Palma Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341964542 OPENED DEC 8, 2016Open

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Open

4579 Sudley Road, Catharpin, VA 20143 · 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 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$855$770Jan 25, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

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