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Primus Builders, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Statesville, North Carolina · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
5citation items
$23,100current penalties
Jan 10, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Primus Builders, Inc. once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Jan 10, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Statesville.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $23,100 and still stand at $23,100.

Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.119.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Primus Builders, Inc. averages $23,100 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Primus Builders, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344566161 OPENED JAN 10, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2023

3776 Taylorsville Hwy, Statesville, NC 28625 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 10, 2020 (fatal): Two employees are exposed to ammonia; one is killed, other i

On January 10, 2020, Employees #1 and #2 were working from a scissor lift and dismantling an ammonia blast freezer in preparation for installing a new freezer. As they worked, ammonia was released. Employee #1 was killed by the chemical exposure. Employee #2 self-rescued, but was seriously injured. He was transported to the hospital and treated for severe burns and inhalation injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3)(i) · Process safety management
 Serious$4,900$4,900Jun 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3)(ii) · Process safety management
 Serious$4,200$4,200Jun 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3)(iv) · Process safety management
 Serious$4,900$4,900Jun 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.34(a) · Means of egress
 Serious$4,200$4,200Jun 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.850(e) · Preparatory operations
 Serious$4,900$4,900Jun 19, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1926.34 · Means of egress

29 CFR 1926.34(a)

(a) General. In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. No lock or fastening to prevent free escape from the inside of any building shall be installed except in mental, penal, or corrective institutions where supervisory personnel is continually on duty and effective provisions are made to remove occupants in case of fire or other emergency.

29 CFR 1926.850 · Preparatory operations

29 CFR 1926.850(e)

(e) It shall also be determined if any type of hazardous chemicals, gases, explosives, flammable materials, or similarly dangerous substances have been used in any pipes, tanks, or other equipment on the property. When the presence of any such substances is apparent or suspected, testing and purging shall be performed and the hazard eliminated before demolition is started.

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