German Lopez: OSHA Violations and Fines, Durham NC

OSHA has inspected German Lopez once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Feb 6, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Durham.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,100 and still stand at $2,100.

Ladders in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and German Lopez averages $2,100 (1 cited inspection).

German Lopez: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343778015 OPENED FEB 6, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 20, 2024

Lot 82, 1004 Tamarisk Lane, Durham, NC 27703 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction	Serious	$600	$600	Feb 21, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$600	$600	Feb 21, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$300	$300	Feb 21, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(11) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$600	$600	Feb 21, 2019	Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(11)

(11) Ladders shall not be moved, shifted, or extended while occupied.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9)

(9) The area around the top and bottom of ladders shall be kept clear.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

Other painting and wall covering contractors employers in North Carolina

NBS Drywall Inc Clemmons · 2 citations · $1,800
NC Drywall Systems LLC Winston Salem · 3 citations · $4,060
Food Floors LLC Winston Salem · 5 citations · $2,600
3Sixty Remodeling LLC Raleigh · 3 citations · $1,137
Farrell Insulation Co Salisbury · 2 citations · $2,600
Wayne Industrial Floor Company Fort Bragg · 1 citation · $1,277

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.

German Lopez: OSHA inspections and violations