OSHA has inspected KSM Construction Inc 3 times in California since 2010.
The latest one began on Aug 3, 2017 on a referral, in Los Angeles.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 3 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,260 and now stand at $12,860, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and KSM Construction Inc averages $390 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $33,691 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 313381451 OPENED JUN 9, 2010Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2011
1607 Chestnut St, Alhambra, CA 91803 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 8, 2010 (fatal): Employee dies in pry bar accident
At approximately 8:53 a.m. on June 8, 2010, Employee #1 was in the process of re positioning a nine foot long beam using a five foot long metal pry bar at the ou tside rear of the facility. As Employee #1 placed the pry bar in position with t he steel beam in order to flip it on its side, the momentum of the steel beam ca used the end of the pry bar to strike him in the head and neck area. Employee #1 dropped to the ground and became unresponsive. Employee #1 was transferred to a hospital where he expired, it was determined the cause of death was from a rupt ured aneurysm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342 A |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1509 A |
Other-than-serious | $335 | $335 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3395 E03 |
Other-than-serious | $335 | $335 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 4851 E |
Other-than-serious | $420 | $420 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 5043 |
Other-than-serious | $420 | $420 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1511 B |
Other-than-serious | $560 | $560 | Sep 13, 2010 | Closed |
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
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