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Tight Quarters Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Balboa Island, California · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

7inspections
14citation items
$35,525current penalties
Jun 16, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tight Quarters Inc. 7 times in California since 2010.

The latest one began on Jun 16, 2025 after an accident, in Costa Mesa.

Those inspections ended with 14 citation items: 4 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $62,200 and now stand at $35,525, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Tight Quarters Inc. averages $5,156 (4 cited inspections).

Tight Quarters Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348321878 OPENED JUN 16, 2025Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2026

3140 Airway Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3276(E)(7)
Serious$4,050$2,025Oct 2, 2025Final

Inspection 347207391 OPENED JAN 11, 2024Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 56 employees at the site · Open

92 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(B)(2)
Other-than-serious$350$0Apr 29, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3210(B)
Serious$21,600$14,400Apr 29, 2024Final

Inspection 346832165 OPENED JUL 14, 2023Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2025

1400 San Miguel Dr, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$2,000Jan 8, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1512(I)
Other-than-serious$300$200Jan 8, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1512(B)
Other-than-serious$375$200Jan 8, 2024Final

Inspection 342769049 OPENED NOV 14, 2017Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2019

7300 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92841 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 3, 2017: Employee falls through unsecured decking and incurs multiple

At 7:45 a.m. on November 3, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a demolition company, was demolishing a warehouse mezzanine which had a steel decking floor. He was lowering the decking sheets to a dumpster when he stepped on an unsecured sheet and fell through to the concrete floor below, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509(A)
Other-than-serious$700$700Apr 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1670(A)
Serious$14,400$1,100Apr 30, 2018Final

Inspection 315529982 OPENED JUL 10, 2012Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2013

123 Apolena Ave., Balboa Island, CA 92662 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3328 B
Serious$14,400$14,400Oct 30, 2012Final

Inspection 314550575 OPENED JUN 7, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 8, 2012

3 Collins Island, Balboa Island, CA 92662 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509 C
Other-than-serious$275$100Jun 27, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1512 C03
Other-than-serious$135$100Jun 27, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1524 A01
Other-than-serious$205$150Jun 27, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Other-than-serious$205$150Jun 27, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3395 F03
Other-than-serious$205$0Jun 27, 2012Closed

Inspection 313167983 OPENED NOV 3, 2010Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2010

1001 Bayfront, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, CA 92662 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 13, 2010: Employee's leg is fractured when struck by equipment

On September 9, 2010, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was working with cowo rkers on a residential demolition. He backed his equipment into the path of a T- 300 Track Bob Cat (BOB CAT) that was also backing up prior to making a turn. The back-up alarm was operating at that time. The BOB CAT struck Employee #1 on his lower left leg, fracturing it. He was hospitalized for treatment.

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 2500.10

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