Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited HHS Construction, LLC in California 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 7, 2023 after a complaint, in Pittsburg.
In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 5 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $59,290; today they stand at $42,130, 29% less.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. HHS Construction, LLC averages $750 across 1 cited inspection.
Inspection 346682818 OPENED MAY 5, 2023Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 2023
574 Ballantyne, El Cajon, CA 92020 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 316562966 OPENED JUL 31, 2012Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 2013
Old Santa Cruz Highway & Mountain Charlie Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95033 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 30, 2012: Construction worker injured head while pulling cable
On July 30, 2012, Employee #1, a 21-year-old male with Hhs Construction Inc., wa s installing-pulling aerial optic cable using collapsible power reel (crab wheel ) that was mounted onto winch drum shaft. The unit was mounted onto a Telsta aer ial device. Employee #1 used a 0.357-inch polypropylene rope and wrap with, the rope wrapped around the wheel four times. Employee #1 started the motor and ran it at a slow speed. The coworkers started pulling the rope and cable through the elevated wheels and pulleys, but they started having trouble. The coworkers wer e in the process of bringing the cable in to fix it, when the line shook and the y lost radio contact with Employee #1. The coworkers then found Employee #1 blee ding from the head and the crab wheel was not attached to the shaft. Employee #1 was hospitalized, as a result of this event.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $3,710 | $0 | Nov 7, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 315341818 OPENED AUG 25, 2011Open
Accident · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Open
4200 Block Of Sorrento Valley Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 9, 2011: Employee sustains fracture and concussion in roll-over
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, an employee was working as a telecommunications line worker on the hillside of a canyon in San Diego, CA . He was driving a four-wheel drive utility vehicle up a steep, ungraded hillsid e to reach telephone poles at the top of a ridge. He was located about 2,000 fee t (0.61 kilometers) east from where a crew was stringing telephone lines on pole s. There were no dirt roads on the hillside where the employee was driving, and the employee did not know that there were graded access roads leading to the rid ge. When the employee tried to turn around about halfway up the hill, the vehicl e rolled over and fell into a ravine. The employee was thrown from the vehicle a nd landed partway down the ravine. He was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospit al La Jolla, where he was hospitalized for more than eight days. He sustained a broken clavicle and a concussion, and he was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $205 | $205 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $410 | $410 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3395 F01 |
Other-than-serious | $410 | $410 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3395 F03 |
Other-than-serious | $205 | $205 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A04 |
Serious | $5,400 | $5,400 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A07 |
Serious | $7,200 | $7,200 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 4, item 1 29 CFR 3328 F |
Serious | $14,400 | $14,400 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 5, item 1 29 CFR 3380 F01 |
Serious | $14,400 | $4,950 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 6, item 1 29 CFR 8610 C |
Serious | $7,200 | $7,200 | Feb 3, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 300872355 OPENED SEP 30, 2009Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2010
4070 - 120th St., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 26, 2009: Worker fractures leg in fall from pole
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 26, 2009, Employee #1, of HHS Construction Inc., was installing communication lines and equipment. While descending the uti lity pole, he lost his footing and slid to the concrete. Employee #1 was hospita lized for multiple fractures to his lower left leg.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342 A |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $1,000 | Jan 21, 2010 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.