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Barr Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Irvine, California · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

2inspections
6citation items
$10,530current penalties
Aug 14, 2019last inspection

Barr Engineering Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2007.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 14, 2019 after an accident, in Santa Fe Springs.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $21,270 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,530, down 50%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Barr Engineering Inc averages $1,920 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Barr Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344258884 OPENED AUG 14, 2019Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Apr 29, 2022

12612 Clark St, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 18, 2019: Employee receives toe amputation when struck by falling fork

At 12:15 p.m. on July 18, 2019, an employee worked to adjust the forks on a forklift (Clark, Serial#G138MC-0015-8750K0F) when the fork detached from the mast and fell onto the employee's right foot. The weight of the fork crushed the steel toe of the employee's boot and partially detached the employee's big toe and caused unspecified trauma to the upper part of the employee's foot. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat the injuries and resulted in the amputation of the employee's right big toe.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(5)
Other-than-serious$275$275Jan 17, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(B)(2)
Other-than-serious$275$275Jan 17, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3650(B)(4)
Other-than-serious$685$685Jan 17, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3668(F)
Other-than-serious$685$685Jan 17, 2020Final

Inspection 309299675 OPENED NOV 1, 2007Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed May 28, 2009

3 Goodyear Ste B, Irvine, CA 92618 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 1, 2007 (fatal): Employee killed in fall through skylight

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 1, 2007, Employee #1, a salesman, and a c oworker/technician, were engaged in preventative maintenance of the HVAC system for a commercial building. The units were located on the roof, which was shared between Buildings A and B. There were 13 unguarded skylights on the roof of Buil ding A and 15 unguarded skylights on the roof of Building B. Employee #1 was app arently hosing coil cleaner compound off the Building B side of the roof when he lost track of his position. He stumbled onto a skylight, broke through the shel l, and fell approximately 30 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was transport ed by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to multipl e traumatic injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A04
Other-than-serious$4,950$3,650Apr 28, 2008Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3212 E
Serious$14,400$4,960Apr 25, 2008Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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