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DCW Contractors, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Visalia, California · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

8inspections
9citation items
$38,415current penalties
Jan 27, 2025last inspection

DCW Contractors, Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 27, 2025 after a complaint, in Tulare.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 3 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $38,415 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. DCW Contractors, Inc. averages $9,604 over 4 cited inspections in that time.

DCW Contractors, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

DCW Contractors, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348004201 OPENED JAN 27, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jul 29, 2025

N. E. Corner Of Retherford St. And Corvina Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 341(C)(2)(B)
Other-than-serious$750$750Jul 8, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1541(J)(2)
Serious$6,750$6,750Jul 8, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1 Serious$6,750$6,750Jul 8, 2025Final

Inspection 347638678 OPENED JUL 24, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 76 employees at the site · Closed Nov 27, 2024

12536 Hanford Armona Road, Hanford, CA 93230 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345267389 OPENED APR 22, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2021

Kamm Ave And 18th Ave, Kingsburg, CA 93631 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344690672 OPENED MAR 11, 2020Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2020

Visalia Parkway At Demaree, Visalia, CA 93291 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 9, 2020: Employee incurs severe laceration to finger while using spoo

At 2:00 a.m. on February 9, 2020, Employee #1 was using a spooling machine to pull tape through a large pipe. Employee #1's finger was caught in a moving spool used to pull the tape. Employee #1 suffered a laceration and torn tendon of a finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344549290 OPENED JAN 9, 2020Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Jan 23, 2020

Visalia Parkway And Dans St., Visalia, CA 93277 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 12, 2019: Employee flagging traffic breaks leg when struck by car

At 11:23 a.m. on December 12, 2019, an employee working as a construction laborer for a water and sewer line contractor was working on a water pipeline. The employee was performing flagman duties directing traffic in a highway work zone. The employee was working in the east bound lane of the parkway at an intersection using a handheld stop sign. The employee was facing west to stop the east bound traffic. The employee looked to the east to insure west bound traffic had merged back into their lane. As the employee looked back to the west, he was hit by a car that was supposed to stop. The employee was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was admitted with a broken leg, abrasions and contusions.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344417654 OPENED SEP 27, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Mar 14, 2020

8511 W. Riggin Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 341.4
Other-than-serious$275$275Feb 13, 2020Final

Inspection 342781077 OPENED NOV 17, 2017Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2018

Euclid, 150 Feet South Of Saginaw, Dinuba, CA 93618 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 17, 2017: Two employees installing street light are shocked by power l

At 9:30 a.m. on November 17, 2017, Employees #1 and #2 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were installing a street light pole in a residential area. Coworker #1 was operating a boom truck. As Coworker #1 began to lift the pole from a trailer, Employees #1 and #2 attempted to position/align the pole with its anchored base. The extended arm of the pole touched an overhead 12-kilovolt electrical power line, and Employees #1 and #2, who were in contact with the pole, were shocked. Employee #1 collapsed to the ground. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to the hospital and treated for third degree electrical burns. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days, and Employee #2 was in the hospital for one day. for one day.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$410$410Jan 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(B)(2)
Other-than-serious$205$205Jan 12, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 2946(A)
Serious$18,000$18,000Jan 12, 2018Final

Inspection 341769859 OPENED SEP 13, 2016Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2017

St. Johns Parkway And Goddard Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Feb 23, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1509(A)
Other-than-serious$275$275Feb 23, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Visalia site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 76 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 98 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
DCW Contractors, Inc
Visalia · 2024
76 333.61.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1541.1

29 CFR 1618.1

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