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DLB Builders, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Portage, Michigan · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

2inspections
12citation items
$2,750current penalties
Jan 6, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected DLB Builders, LLC 2 times in Michigan since 2018.

The latest one began on Jan 6, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Ada.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 7 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,700 and now stand at $2,750, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and DLB Builders, LLC averages $1,375 (2 cited inspections).

DLB Builders, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347962144 OPENED JAN 6, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2025

5044 Quiggle Avenue Se, Ada, MI 49301 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,100$1,050Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 408.40132(3)
 Serious$0$0Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 408.40114(1)
 Serious$0$0Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$800$400Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.42159(1)
 Serious$1,000$500Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.42127(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 408.42149(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2025Final

Inspection 343179537 OPENED MAY 22, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 28, 2018

2050 West Centre Avenue, Portage, MI 49002 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.41734(1)
 Serious$400$400Jul 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.41953(1)
 Serious$400$400Jul 12, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.40114(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 12, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 408.40132(3)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 12, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 12, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

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