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Potomac Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

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

4inspections
43citation items
$10,622current penalties
Jan 24, 2020last inspection

Since 1994, OSHA inspectors have visited Potomac Construction Inc in Maryland 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 24, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Hagerstown.

In all, OSHA issued 43 citation items: 31 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $19,749; today they stand at $10,622, 46% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.503 (fall protection training in construction), 6 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Potomac Construction Inc averages $2,748 across 2 cited inspections.

Potomac Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344585377 OPENED JAN 24, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2020

9627 & 9629 Cobblestone Ct., Hagerstown, MD 21740 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
Serious$1,050$755Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$437$350Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Serious$437$315Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,050$755Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
Serious$875$630Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
Serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 5-503(A)
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 18, 2020Final

Inspection 340778208 OPENED JUL 16, 2015Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 2015

140436 Misty Knoll Lane, Hagerstown, MD 21742 · 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$2,225$1,400Sep 3, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$2,050$1,290Sep 3, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 3, 2015Final

Inspection 309762540 OPENED MAR 16, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2006

Avonlea Hills, Lot #6, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · 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 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$600$420May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
Serious$525$367May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$375$262May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Serious$900$450May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 3, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$450$315May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 3, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$525$367May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 4, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$525$367May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 5, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,200$600May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 5, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$0$0May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 5, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 6, item 1
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Serious$375$262May 4, 2006Closed
Citation 7, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) · Stairways in construction
Serious$525$367May 4, 2006Closed

Inspection 119559136 OPENED JUL 5, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 1995

19223 Old Waterford Road, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · 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$875$200Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.28(a) · Personal protective equipment
Serious$875$350Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$750$0Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 1926.500(b)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$750$200Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 1926.500(c)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$875$300Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 6, item 1
29 CFR 1926.500(d)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$625$200Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 7, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
Serious$875$100Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 7, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$0$0Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 8, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1051(a) · Stairways and Ladders: general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 18, 1994Closed
Citation 8, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) · Stairways in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 18, 1994Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.1051 · Stairways and Ladders: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.28 · Personal protective equipment

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.500 · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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