HERNANDEZ ROOFING, LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, HERNANDEZ ROOFING, LLC — a roofing contractors facility located at 4708 PLAINVILLE RD., CINCINNATI, OH 45227 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 5 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $57,889.00. The inspection case was opened on 2020-07-01.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 9.6 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $57,889.00 is more than 16.0× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238160). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within OH, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 91,405 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,818.37.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 5 citations spanning 3 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 24, 2020 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 11, 2020. Of the 5 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $57,889.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $11,577.80 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Hernandez Roofing, LLC reveals a critical, systemic failure to manage vertical fall hazards, the leading cause of mortality in the roofing industry. The presence of multiple "Repeat" violations under 1926.501(b)(13) and 1926.5