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Thomas Builders, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Beckley, West Virginia · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

2inspections
5citation items
$5,500current penalties
May 10, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Thomas Builders, Inc. 2 times in West Virginia since 2020.

The latest one began on May 10, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Beckley.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,875 and now stand at $5,500, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection systems comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.502.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Thomas Builders, Inc. averages $5,500 (1 cited inspection).

Thomas Builders, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

West Virginia · latest 90 days of OSHA records

33employers cited

3 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 346695505 OPENED MAY 10, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2023

248 Harper Park Dr, Beckley, WV 25801 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$6,875$5,500Aug 30, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.95(d)(1) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 2023Final

Inspection 344962923 OPENED OCT 7, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 25, 2020

162 Neptune Drive, Beckley, WV 25801 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)

(iii) be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21)

(21) Personal fall arrest systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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