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Riga, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
3citation items
$3,400current penalties
Mar 1, 2016last inspection

Riga, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Mar 1, 2016, in Nantucket.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $6,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,400, down 50%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Riga, Inc. averages $3,400 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Riga, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341291458 OPENED MAR 1, 2016Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 26, 2016

209 Polpis Road, Nantucket, MA 02554 · 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 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$2,000$1,000Mar 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$1,400Mar 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,000$1,000Mar 18, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

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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