HUEY COOTS & SONS MASONRY

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, HUEY COOTS & SONS MASONRY — a industry sector 00 facility located at 401 FREDERICA STREET, OWENSBORO, KY 42301 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 26 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $22,080.00. The inspection case was opened on 1997-08-11.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within KY, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 26,562 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,754.01.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 26 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 15 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning October 23, 1997 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 27, 1997. Of the 26 total citations, 15 (58%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $22,080.00 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 $849.23 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1997 inspection of Huey Coots & Sons Masonry revealed a profound and systemic breakdown in scaffold safety management, evidenced by the high density of Serious violations concentrated within the 1926.451 standard. The citation pattern indicates that workers were exposed to a multi-tiered risk environment where the fundamental integrity of