LA CONSTRUCTION
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, LA CONSTRUCTION — a industry sector 00 facility located at G 5039 DELAND RD, FLUSHING, MI 48433 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 8 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $94,200.00. The inspection case was opened on 1998-08-24.
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.
Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $94,200.00 is more than 78.8× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.
State Context: Within MI, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 106,495 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,470.95.
Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 8 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories. 6 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 February 2, 1999 with the latest abatement deadline set for February 5, 1999. Of the 8 total citations, 8 (100%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, indicating substantial compliance with corrective action requirements.
Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $94,200.00 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 $11,775.00 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement record for LA Construction reveals a catastrophic failure in fundamental fall protection and safety management, characterized by a staggering penalty-to-citation ratio that signals egregious non-compliance. The assessment of $94,200 in penalties across just eight citations—specifically anchored by two massive $42,000 assessments—indicates that MIOSHA identified a profound disregard for life-safety protocols. In practical terms, the workers at this Flushing site were exposed to high-elevation hazards without the basic structural or personal protective safeguards required to prevent fatal falls, which remain the leading cause of death in construction. The presence of high-dollar, unclassified (Type U) violations suggests a level of severity often reserved for willful or repeat offenses where the employer demonstrated plain indifference to known hazards. The concurrent citations for failing to provide adequate training and personal protective equipment (PPE) point toward a systemic breakdown rather than isolated oversights. By neglecting both the physical engineering controls and the administrative requirement to train employees on hazard recognition, management effectively shifted the entire burden of risk onto the individual workers. This penalty level is significantly higher than the industry average for small-scale residential or light commercial contractors, reflecting a regulatory intent to punish a pervasive culture of non-compliance that prioritized production speed over the fundamental right to a safe workplace.