MARTINES PAINTING AND ROOFING LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, MARTINES PAINTING AND ROOFING LLC — a roofing contractors facility located at 3400 KIM COURT, ROANOKE, VA 24018 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 7 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $27,820.00. The inspection case was opened on 2022-12-09.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

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 $27,820.00 is more than 7.7× 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 VA, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 62,574 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,237.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 7 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 4 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning February 16, 2023 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 19, 2023. Of the 7 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 $27,820.00 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 $3,974.29 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Martines Painting and Roofing LLC reveals a deeply concerning pattern of recidivism regarding high-gravity fall hazards, the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. The preponderance of "Repeat" (R) violations—specifically targeting fall protection systems (1926.501(b)(10)) and ladder safety (1926.1053(b)(01))—signals a systemic failure to implement an effective safety management system. When an employer transitions from initial citations to repeat status for the same standards, it indicates that previous OSHA interventions failed to catalyze meaningful behavioral or structural changes. In practical terms, workers were routinely exposed to life-threatening elevation risks without the necessary guardrails, harnesses, or stable access equipment required by law. The penalty total of $27,820, while modest for some sectors, is significant for a small-scale residential contractor and reflects the high gravity (rated at 10 for fall protection) assigned to these infractions. The inclusion of a repeat violation for training requirements (1926.503(a)(1)) is particularly damning; it suggests that the firm did not just fail to provide physical equipment, but failed to educate its workforce on how to recognize and mitigate hazards. This combination of physical non-compliance and educational negligence creates a high-liability environment where catastrophic injury is a statistical probability rather than a remote risk. The presence of a repeat violation for first aid/medical services (1926.50(c)) further underscores a generalized disregard for post-accident preparedness, completing a profile of an organization operating with a reactive, rather than proactive, safety culture.