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Preferred Mechanical LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lafayette, Louisiana · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

1inspections
2citation items
$20,326current penalties
Jun 25, 2024last inspection

Preferred Mechanical LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Louisiana.

OSHA opened it on Jun 25, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Lafayette.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $22,584 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,326, down 10%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Preferred Mechanical LLC averages $20,326 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Preferred Mechanical LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347576241 OPENED JUN 25, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 2025

101 Galbert Road, Lafayette, LA 70506 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 24, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies from fall through skylight while working from

At 12:37 p.m. on June 24, 2024, an employee and a coworker working for a mechanical contractor were conducting repairs on a shop roof that had been damaged three weeks prior by a storm. The employee and coworker used a Genie S-45 Aerial Lift to conduct the work. The work involved patching the roof with sealant, replacing damaged sheet metal panels, and replacing a skylight. The employee was starting to remove the skylight when he fell through the skylight 24 feet striking a truck and then the ground below. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
 Other-than-serious$11,292$11,292Dec 10, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$11,292$9,034Dec 10, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v)

(v) A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)

(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

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