SME STEEL CONTRACTORS
CHUMASH CASINO PROJECT, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460
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Inspection records
Apr 30, 2015#340634963Apr 30, 2015FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#340634963$20,5004 viol.4 violations$20,500 in penalties
Inspection #340634963
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2015
- Contested
- Nov 16, 2015
- Final Order
- Sep 23, 2016
- Closed
- Apr 3, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 22
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,100
- Penalties on Record
- $20,500
- Site Address
- 3400 Mission Drive, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
- Industry
- 238120 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 falls from elevated height and is killed
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.95 Criteria for Personal Protective Equipment (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260095 B | Other | 2 | 2 | $6,600 | $1,000 | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| 01002 | 1926.351 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260351 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Nov 16, 2015 | Sep 23, 2016 | |
| 01003 | 1926.753 Steel Erection - Hoisting and Rigging OSHA citation code: 19260753 C03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| 01005 | 1926.761 Steel Erection - Training OSHA citation code: 19260761 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Sep 23, 2016 |
Nov 25, 2002#305567455Nov 25, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#305567455$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305567455
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 25, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 25, 2002
- Closed
- Nov 25, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Chumash Casino Project, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
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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.
2 inspections, 2002 to 2015. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: structural steel and precast concrete contractors reported 2.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 13.9%; NAICS 23812 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source