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Weast Contracting Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Norfolk, Virginia · Residential Remodelers · NAICS 236118

2inspections
5citation items
$3,430current penalties
Mar 24, 2017last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Weast Contracting Inc in Virginia 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 24, 2017 on a referral, in Portsmouth.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $3,430 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.352 (fire prevention), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Weast Contracting Inc averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.

Weast Contracting Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342196284 OPENED MAR 24, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed May 1, 2017

6226 High Tower Avenue Apt "a", Portsmouth, VA 23703 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 21, 2017: Employee is injured in fall from ladder after suffering epil

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 21, 2017, an employee was removing and replacing damaged exterior vinyl siding J-channel. The employee was working from an extension ladder 18 feet above grade suffered an epileptic seizure. He fell from ladder to ground and suffered a fracture to the T-8 vertebrae. Employee was transported to hospital and underwent surgery where spinal fusing was performed. The employee was hospitalized and was expected to make a full recovery with no loss of bodily function.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 40.1-51.1.D
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 20, 2017Final

Inspection 316418995 OPENED FEB 17, 2012Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 43 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2012

Dundale Square Apartments, Norfolk, VA 23513 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i) · Lead in construction
 Serious$1,750$980Apr 5, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1926.352(b) · Fire prevention
 Serious$0$2,450Apr 5, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1926.352(e) · Fire prevention
 Serious$0$0Apr 5, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 5, 2012Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1926.352 · Fire prevention

29 CFR 1926.352(b)

(b) If the object to be welded, cut, or heated cannot be moved and if all the fire hazards cannot be removed, positive means shall be taken to confine the heat, sparks, and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards from them.

29 CFR 1926.352(e)

(e) When the welding, cutting, or heating operation is such that normal fire prevention precautions are not sufficient, additional personnel shall be assigned to guard against fire while the actual welding, cutting, or heating operation is being performed, and for a sufficient period of time after completion of the work to ensure that no possibility of fire exists. Such personnel shall be instructed as to the specific anticipated fire hazards and how the firefighting equipment provided is to be used.

29 CFR 1926.62 · Lead in construction

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