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Vaz Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Central Falls, Rhode Island · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

4inspections
9citation items
$13,854current penalties
Jul 24, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Vaz Construction, LLC 4 times in Rhode Island since 2015.

The latest one began on Jul 24, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Central Falls.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 6 serious, 1 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,054 and now stand at $13,854, 8% lower after settlements or reviews.

Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.405.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Vaz Construction, LLC averages $4,618 (3 cited inspections).

Vaz Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Rhode Island · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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7 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 344175120 OPENED JUL 24, 2019Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Apr 5, 2023

548 Roosevelt Avenue, Central Falls, RI 02863 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i) · Job-site wiring
 Repeat$6,252$6,252Aug 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$319$319Sep 20, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 20, 2019Final

Inspection 343998357 OPENED MAY 10, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Oct 27, 2023

548 Roosevelt Avenue, Central Falls, RI 02863 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
 Serious$3,978$3,978May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(e) · Job-site wiring
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i) · Job-site wiring
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,705$1,705May 22, 2019Final

Inspection 341173250 OPENED JAN 13, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 5, 2016

235 Carriage Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340670678 OPENED MAY 27, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2015

50 Gibbs Ave., Newport, RI 02840 · Roofing Contractors · 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$2,800$1,600Jul 1, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1)

(d) Abatement documentation. (1) The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6)

(6) Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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