Baldwin Park, California · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110
16inspections
24citation items
$12,126current penalties
Jun 3, 2020last inspection
E&R Construction has 16 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1989.
OSHA's last visit started on Jun 3, 2020 after an accident, in Torrance.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 24 citation items: 10 serious and 14 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $28,990 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,126, down 58%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1541.1, (5 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. E&R Construction averages $305 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
E&R Construction 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 May 27, 2020: Employee suffers contusion when struck by falling attachment
At 11:45 a.m. on May 27, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a oil and gas installation contractor. Employee #1 was replacing the teeth of a grinder attachment on a skid steer loader. The grinder attachment was raised four feet above the ground. The attachment fell striking Employee #1 in the leg causing a contusion. Employee #1 received medical treatment but was not hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342806700 OPENED DEC 4, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2019
Incident on Dec 1, 2017: Employee is pinned in trench collapse and pelvis is fracture
At 9:00 a.m. on December 1, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working inside a trench at a multiemployer construction site. The trench measured 20 to 25 feet long by 2 feet wide by 4 feet deep. The entire east wall of the trench collapsed, and Employee #1 was pinned waist deep against the west wall. Emergency services were called. Employee #1 was rescued from the collapsed trench, transported to the hospital, and admitted for treatment of a fractured pelvis.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(B)
Other-than-serious
$275
$200
May 9, 2018
Final
Inspection 342410206 OPENED JUN 16, 2017Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 2018
Incident on Aug 4, 1999: Employee suffers asphyxia due to fume inhalation
At about 10:30 a.m. on August 4, 1999, Employee #1 went into a sewer main to dri ll a 10-in.-diameter hole to install a new 8-in.-diameter sewer line for housing tracts being constructed. The sewer manhole which had an opening 2 ft in diamet er, was 4 ft wide and approximately 8 ft deep. Inside the manhole Employee #1 no ticed a sewage odor and water running about 5 in. deep. After drilling for a whi le with a chipping gun connected to a compressor up on the street, Employee #1 h ad difficulty moving his legs and arms, had difficulty breathing, chest tightnes s and could hardly see anything but black spots before his eyes. Employee #1 cli mbed up the ladder about two steps but could not go up any further because he wa s feeling weak. Employee #1 called for help. Coworkers heard the calls for help and saw Employee #1 in trouble. The coworkers pulled Employee #1 out of the manh ole and put him on oxygen. Emergency services were summoned, and Employee #1 was taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was treated for carbon monoxide intoxication (Employee #1's carboxy-hemoglobin level was 23) and was released from the hospi tal the following day.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509 A
Other-than-serious
$175
$0
Jan 7, 2000
Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 5158 C02
Serious
$1,750
$85
Jan 7, 2000
Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 5158 D02
Serious
$1,750
$85
Jan 7, 2000
Closed
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 5158 D03
Serious
$1,750
$875
Jan 7, 2000
Closed
Inspection 119859841 OPENED OCT 30, 1993Closed
Planned · No inspection · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Oct 30, 1993
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jun 14, 1989
Closed
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Baldwin Park site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 34 workers: 7.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
E & R Construction Inc
Baldwin Park · 2019
34
2
0
7.1
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.
