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Terhaar Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Orchard Park, New York · Residential Remodelers · NAICS 236118

1inspections
3citation items
$3,300current penalties
Nov 30, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Terhaar Construction once in New York.

The inspection began on Nov 30, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Orchard Park.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,000 and now stand at $3,300, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Terhaar Construction averages $3,300 (1 cited inspection).

Terhaar Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341094688 OPENED NOV 30, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2016

7664 Quaker Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,000$1,100Mar 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,000$1,100Mar 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,000$1,100Mar 3, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i)

(i) Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;

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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