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Sam Silva Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Portsmouth, Rhode Island · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

2inspections
2citation items
$3,978current penalties
Jul 16, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Sam Silva Construction 2 times in Rhode Island since 2019.

The latest one began on Jul 16, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Portsmouth.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,978 and still stand at $3,978.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Sam Silva Construction averages $3,978 (1 cited inspection).

Sam Silva Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344160171 OPENED JUL 16, 2019Closed

Follow-up · No inspection · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jul 18, 2019

222 Narragansett Blvd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344039821 OPENED MAY 29, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2022

222 Narragansett Blvd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection
Serious$3,978$3,978May 31, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.761(b) · Training
Serious$0$0May 31, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.760 · Fall protection

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.

29 CFR 1926.761 · Training

29 CFR 1926.761(b)

(b) Fall hazard training. The employer shall train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program. The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas:

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