Larry Britz: OSHA Violations and Fines, North Las Vegas NV

OSHA has inspected Larry Britz once in Nevada.

The inspection began on Nov 20, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in North Las Vegas.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 3 serious, 1 willful and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $67,000 and now stand at $46,900, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Earthmovers and forklifts in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.602.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Larry Britz averages $46,900 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Larry Britz: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342795580 OPENED NOV 20, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2019

1629 Stocker Street, North Las Vegas, NV 89030 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 17, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from a cart that was lifted by a forklift and

At 9:45 a.m. on November 17, 2017, an employee was installing bolts to a ledger board for future installation of trusses. The employee was standing in a cart that was being used as a personnel basket and lifted on the forks of a forklift. The operator lifted the employee into place, approximately 16 feet up. Then the employee and the cart fell from the forks and the employee was killed due to blunt force head trauma.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction	Willful	$50,000	$35,000	May 4, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(a) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction	Serious	$5,000	$3,500	May 4, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(b) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction	Serious	$5,000	$3,500	May 4, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$5,000	$3,500	May 4, 2018	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR NEVADA REVISED STATUTES 618.987(1	Other-than-serious	$1,000	$700	May 4, 2018	Final
Citation 3, item 2 29 CFR NEVADA REVISED STATUTES 618.987(2	Other-than-serious	$1,000	$700	May 4, 2018	Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii)

(c) Lifting and hauling equipment (other than equipment covered under subpart N of this part). (1) Industrial trucks shall meet the requirements of § 1926.600 and the following:

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(a)