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Saunders Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbus, Ohio · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

2inspections
9citation items
$66,328current penalties
Dec 6, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Saunders Construction LLC 2 times in Ohio since 2023.

The latest one began on Dec 6, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Canal Winchester; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 3 serious, 2 willful and 4 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $134,474 and now stand at $66,328, 51% lower after settlements or reviews.

Ladders in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Saunders Construction LLC averages $33,164 (2 cited inspections).

Saunders Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347919482 OPENED DEC 6, 2024Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

6546 Pfeifer Ash Drive, Canal Winchester, OH 43110 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Willful$36,413$36,413Jan 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$5,462$0Jan 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$5,462$0Jan 23, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Repeat$27,308$0Jan 23, 2025Final

Inspection 347095143 OPENED NOV 9, 2023Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

5922 Damsel Drive Lot 63, Columbus, OH 43232 · Framing Contractors · 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$3,042$1,521Jan 22, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Willful$35,491$17,746Jan 22, 2024Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Repeat$7,606$3,803Jan 22, 2024Final
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Repeat$7,606$3,803Jan 22, 2024Final
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Repeat$6,084$3,042Jan 22, 2024Final

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 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13)

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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