OSHA has inspected Loranger Construction LLC 8 times in Oregon since 1998.
The latest one began on May 21, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Manzanita.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,255 and now stand at $4,255, 19% lower after settlements or reviews.
Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Loranger Construction LLC averages $630 (1 cited inspection).
Incident on Dec 29, 1997: Employee falls 22 feet off a wall, sustains fracture
On December 29, 1997, Employee #1, an employee for Loranger Construction, was in stalling clips on the trusses on the second story of a house at a height of appr oximately 22 feet. As Employee #1 proceeded with the task, he got on the top pla te and started to change position. When Employee #1 stood up and started to step over a truss, his pant leg got hooked on a protruding nail. Employee #1 lost hi s balance, fell backward off the wall, and sustained a fracture. Employee #1 was hospitalized. He was not wearing fall protection.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,250 | May 21, 1998 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 21, 1998 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 7010052 |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $250 | May 21, 1998 | 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.