SME CONSTRUCTION
COPPER HILL & PARAGON, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91350 · NAICS 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
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Inspection records
Jun 9, 2004#120319405Jun 9, 2004Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120319405$1101 viol.1 violation$110 in penalties
Inspection #120319405
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 24, 2004
- Closed
- Oct 21, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $110
- Penalties on Record
- $110
- Site Address
- Golden Valley Rd & Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA 91321
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injures when cone falls
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1509 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 1509 B | Other | 1 | 3 | $110 | $110 | Dec 27, 2004 | - | - |
Feb 4, 2002#126038520Feb 4, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#126038520$7,2004 viol.4 violations$7,200 in penalties
Inspection #126038520
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2002
- Closed
- Mar 25, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,200
- Penalties on Record
- $7,200
- Site Address
- Copper Hill & Paragon, Santa Clarita, CA 91350
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1740 Storage and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 1740 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Mar 21, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1740 Storage and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 1740 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Mar 21, 2002 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1740 Storage and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 1740 G | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Mar 21, 2002 | - | - |
| 04001 | 3279 Portable Metal Ladders (Repealed) OSHA citation code: 3279 D11 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Mar 21, 2002 | - | - |
Sep 22, 2000#126176528Sep 22, 2000FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#126176528$21,5357 viol.7 violations$21,535 in penalties
Inspection #126176528
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2000
- Contested
- May 11, 2001
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $47,485
- Penalties on Record
- $21,535
- Site Address
- Southern Oaks Housing Tract/Magnolia Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed when a backhoe drops a pipe on him
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on May 11, 2001. Final orders are recorded through Nov 14, 2003. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 14305 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 14305 A | Other | 2 | - | $325 | $325 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B | Other | 1 | - | $325 | $325 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1509 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 1509 C | Other | 2 | - | $160 | $160 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1512 Emergency Medical Services OSHA citation code: 1512 B | Other | 3 | 2 | $325 | $325 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A07 | Other | 1 | - | $5,850 | $600 | Apr 13, 2001 | May 11, 2001 | Nov 14, 2003 |
| 03001 | 4999 Handling Loads OSHA citation code: 4999 C02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $20,250 | $1,800 | Mar 16, 2001 | May 11, 2001 | Nov 14, 2003 |
| 04001 | 5002 Overhead Loads | Serious | 1 | 1 | $20,250 | $18,000 | Apr 13, 2001 | May 11, 2001 | Nov 14, 2003 |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 2000 to 2004. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 70,221 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: water and sewer line and related structures construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%; NAICS 23711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source