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Foundation Solutions, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Durham, North Carolina · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
7citation items
$4,000current penalties
Sep 16, 2019last inspection

Foundation Solutions, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in North Carolina.

OSHA opened it on Sep 16, 2019 after a complaint, in Durham.

From that inspection OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $9,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,000, down 59%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.253, gas welding and cutting (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Foundation Solutions, LLC averages $4,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Foundation Solutions, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Foundation Solutions, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344310990 OPENED SEP 16, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2023

4122 Bennett Memorial Road, Ste. 304, Durham, NC 27705 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Other-than-serious$1,500$585Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.136(a) · Foot protection
 Other-than-serious$900$0Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,800$293Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$450$0Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$900$585Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$450$0Dec 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$2,800$2,537Dec 11, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Durham site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 51.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 9 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Foundation Solutions LLC
Durham · 2021
40 2251.02.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.136 · Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.136(a)

(a) General requirements. The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, or when the use of protective footwear will protect the affected employee from an electrical hazard, such as a static-discharge or electric-shock hazard, that remains after the employer takes other necessary protective measures.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

Other site preparation contractors employers in North Carolina

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.