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Sandy Spring Builders: OSHA inspections and violations

Washington, District of Columbia · New Housing For-Sale Builders · NAICS 236117

1inspections
2citation items
$2,300current penalties
Mar 1, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Sandy Spring Builders once in District of Columbia.

The inspection began on Mar 1, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Washington.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,983 and now stand at $2,300, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Sandy Spring Builders averages $2,300 (1 cited inspection).

Sandy Spring Builders: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342147972 OPENED MAR 1, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 5, 2017

2939 49th. St., Nw, Washington, DC 20017 · New Housing For-Sale Builders · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$3,187$1,838May 12, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$796$462May 12, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

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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