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.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,128employers cited
6 of them in the same industry
Get notified the morning OSHA posts each new citation in California: the employer, the site address, the rules broken and the penalty.
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
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
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.
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 year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
DCW Contractors, Inc
Visalia · 2024
76
3
3
3.6
1.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.