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Rio Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Berlin, Maryland · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

1inspections
3citation items
$750current penalties
Nov 28, 2017last inspection

Rio Construction, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Maryland.

OSHA opened it on Nov 28, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Berlin.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $750 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Rio Construction, LLC averages $750 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Rio Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342798352 OPENED NOV 28, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2018

10218 Race Track Road, Berlin, MD 21811 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$750$750Jan 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Jan 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13)

(13) The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(a)

(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:

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