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RH Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Camden, Maine · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · NAICS 238110

1inspections
3citation items
$5,654current penalties
Dec 10, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited RH Contracting, Inc. in Maine one time.

It opened on Dec 10, 2018 on a referral, in Camden.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $9,424; today they stand at $5,654, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. RH Contracting, Inc. averages $5,654 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

RH Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343650982 OPENED DEC 10, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2019

34 Knowlton Street, Camden, ME 04843 · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 6, 2018: Employee falls from scaffold and sustains fractures

At 10:30 a.m. on December 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a concrete construction company, was working from a scaffold and engaged in concrete form work for a new one-story building. A 16-foot long piece of lumber had fallen inside a concrete form. Employee #1 attempted to retrieve the lumber. As he pulled the lumber out and over his head, the weight pulled him backward. The employee fell from the scaffold, a fall height of 14 feet. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures of his ribs, shoulder, and back.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$2,772$1,663Jan 7, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,880$2,328Jan 7, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,772$1,663Jan 7, 2019Final

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.

Dec 6, 2018, Camden: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was walking near staging on top of a roof and fell 14 ft. through a hole between the staging and the ladder. The employee sustained 3 broken ribs and a back injury.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

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 1926.451(h)(2)(ii)

(ii) A toeboard shall be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 × 1 1/2 inch (2 × 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards;

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