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Turtle Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Charlottesville, Virginia · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

1inspections
6citation items
$1,764current penalties
Jun 30, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Turtle Construction, Inc. once in Virginia.

The inspection began on Jun 30, 2017, in Charlottesville.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,520 and now stand at $1,764, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Silica dust in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.1153.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Turtle Construction, Inc. averages $1,764 (1 cited inspection).

Turtle Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342448131 OPENED JUN 30, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2017

1071 E. Water Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.50(c) · Medical services and first aid
 Serious$855$598Sep 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(xv) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$945$662Sep 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$720$504Sep 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0Sep 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i)(a) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0Sep 22, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 22, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)

(c) Specified exposure control methods. (1) For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1)

(g) Written exposure control plan. (1) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i)(a)

(A) The health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica;

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.50 · Medical services and first aid

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