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Riptide Builders, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Sunset Beach, North Carolina · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

4inspections
5citation items
$4,300current penalties
Mar 27, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Riptide Builders, LLC 4 times in North Carolina since 2015.

The latest one began on Mar 27, 2020 as part of a related case, in Sunset Beach.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,350 and now stand at $4,300, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Riptide Builders, LLC averages $2,150 (2 cited inspections).

Riptide Builders, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344713771 OPENED MAR 27, 2020Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jul 19, 2021

404 38th St., Sunset Beach, NC 28468 · 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$2,800$1,850Sep 11, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$1,850Sep 11, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$450$300Sep 11, 2020Final

Inspection 342724077 OPENED SEP 19, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jul 3, 2018

214 Baroney Place Dr, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 · 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 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$300$300Dec 14, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 14, 2017Final

Inspection 342615127 OPENED AUG 28, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2018

214 Baroney Place Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 318000338 OPENED JUL 15, 2015Closed

Complaint · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jul 15, 2015

186 Olde Point Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv)

(iv) Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.51 · Sanitation

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.