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Joseph Cortez: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Elsinore, California · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
6citation items
$21,425current penalties
Jun 6, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Joseph Cortez once in California.

The inspection began on Jun 6, 2019 after an accident, in Lake Elsinore; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $21,425 and still stand at $21,425.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Joseph Cortez averages $21,425 (1 cited inspection).

Joseph Cortez: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344064365 OPENED JUN 6, 2019Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

16830 W Lakeshore Dr., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 4, 2019: Employee is shocked and burned by underground power line

At 6:41 p.m. on June 4, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a pipeline construction company, were working on a public street and running underground pipe. Employee #1 was operating a jackhammer to remove dirt/rock from a hole made on the street when he came into contact with a high voltage underground power line. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of electric shock and burns.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Dec 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1509(A)
Other-than-serious$375$375Dec 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1509(C)
Other-than-serious$375$375Dec 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$375$375Dec 5, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1541(B)(1)(D)
Serious$4,500$4,500Dec 5, 2019Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1541(B)(3)
Serious$10,800$10,800Dec 5, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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