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THOMAS L. SWARTZ
$2,000
penalties
6
viol.
1
insp.

THOMAS L. SWARTZ

102 HIGH STREET, CHESTERTOWN, MD 21620NAICS 236118 Residential Remodelers

Inspections
1
Jul 2008 to Jul 2008 · 1 safety, 0 health
Violations
6
across 1 inspection
Penalties on record
$2,000
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 5Willful 0Repeat 0Other 1

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Inspection records

Jul 2, 2008Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#312387483$2,0006 viol.

Inspection #312387483

Dates

Opened
Jul 2, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Jul 10, 2008
Closed
Aug 15, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
2
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$4,700
Penalties on Record
$2,000
Site Address
102 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
Industry
236118 Residential Remodelers

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationJul 2, 2008

Employee is struck by board, falls from walkway

Injury: FractureBody part: ShoulderSource: LadderEvent: Fall (From Elevation)

Violations

Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1926.502
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
OSHA citation code: 19260502 B01
Serious11$900$300Jul 23, 2008--
01001B1926.502
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
OSHA citation code: 19260502 B02 I
Serious11$0$0Jul 23, 2008--
01001C1926.503
Fall Protection - Training Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260503 A01
Serious11$0$0Aug 29, 2008--
010021926.1053
Ladders (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19261053 B13
Serious11$1,900$700Jul 23, 2008--
010031926.1060
Stairways and Ladders - Training (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19261060 A
Serious11$1,900$1,000Aug 29, 2008--
020011926.503
Fall Protection - Training Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260503 B01
Other11$0$0Aug 29, 2008--
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1926.502Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices2 citations · $300
1926.503Fall Protection - Training Requirements2 citations · $0
1926.1053Ladders (Construction)1 citation · $700

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer6.0
Industry average1.5
Penalties per inspection
This employer$2,000
Industry average$1,285

Construction of Buildings, 202,579 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: residential building construction reported 2.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.5%; NAICS 2361 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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