WASHINGTON, DC ·
OSHA Inspection: RA CARPENTRY SERVICE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RA CARPENTRY SERVICE in 4421 CHESTNUT LN NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339574071.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RA CARPENTRY SERVICE
- Site address
- 4421 CHESTNUT LN NW
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- DC
- ZIP
- 20007
- Mailing
- 848 BERKSHIRE DR, HYATTSVILLE, MD 20783
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 On January 28, 2014 and at times prior thereto; top floor area; employees were observed walking the top plate without a personal fall arrest system in place to prevent them from falling 12 feet to ground level.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed a) On January 28, 2014 and at times prior thereto; North side of the residential home; the step ladder used to access the work area were too 2-3 feet too short exposing them to a fall hazard of 15 feet to ground level.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339574071.
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