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Inspection outcome
Opened: February 18, 2019 · Status: Open
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Safety inspection · Complaint · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations4
Serious+4
Initial penalty$16,800
Current penalty$15,600
Accidents0
Duration
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On February 18, 2019, OSHA opened 109441 - Vazquez Contracting Llc’s inspection #343887451 at EVANSVILLE, Indiana — an establishment in the roofing contractors industry. The case remains open or the close date has not yet been published.

OSHA cited the employer for 4 violations totaling $15,600 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $16,800. Of those, 4 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
4violations total
Repeat4100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

4citations issued
$15,600current penalty
↓ $1,200total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeat
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$2,400
Current$1,800reduced by $600
Repeat
Citation #01003
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$2,400
Current$1,800reduced by $600

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 343887451 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Complaint — an inspection triggered by a worker complaint.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 343887451 directly: