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RWS Development: OSHA inspections and violations

Irwin, Pennsylvania · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

4inspections
7citation items
$3,300current penalties
Sep 8, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected RWS Development 4 times in Pennsylvania since 1990.

The latest one began on Sep 8, 2016 as a planned inspection, in North Huntingdon.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,600 and now stand at $3,300, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Rigging equipment for material handling comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.251.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and RWS Development averages $1,425 (1 cited inspection).

RWS Development: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341757409 OPENED SEP 8, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 10, 2017

Lot 243 Natalie Lane, North Huntingdon, PA 15642 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Other-than-serious$2,850$1,425Oct 20, 2016Final

Inspection 341615292 OPENED JUL 13, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 21, 2016

87 Rocky Road, North Huntingdon, PA 15642 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 123316630 OPENED JUN 8, 1999Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 1999

Lot #20, Fox Chase Drive, Irwin, PA 15642 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 123310823 OPENED MAY 6, 1990Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 1998

Lot 247 Rembrandt Circle, Irwin, PA 15642 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
Serious$600$375May 19, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$0$0May 19, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Serious$600$375May 19, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Serious$1,050$375May 19, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.251(c)(4)(iv) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Serious$750$375May 19, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$750$375May 19, 1998Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

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 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) Rigging equipment for material handling shall be inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service.

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in Pennsylvania

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