OHIO VALLEY MASONRY INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, OHIO VALLEY MASONRY INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at RT. 13, LAWLESS ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 31 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $36,600.00. The inspection case was opened on 1989-11-28.

Federal investigators determined that one or more violations at this facility were committed willfully — meaning the employer either knowingly failed to comply with OSHA standards or acted with plain indifference to employee safety. Willful violations carry the highest penalty multipliers under the OSH Act.

State Context: Within WV, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 14,536 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,060.20.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 31 citations spanning 8 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health. 3 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 9 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 5, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for February 23, 1990. Of the 31 total citations, 15 (48%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $36,600.00 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 $1,180.65 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Ohio Valley Masonry Inc. reveals a catastrophic breakdown in safety management, characterized by a blatant disregard for fall protection and structural integrity. The presence of three high-gravity willful violations under the 1926.0451 scaffolding standard signifies that the employer acted with either intentional disregard for OSHA requirements or plain indifference to worker safety. In the 1989 regulatory landscape, the assessment of $10,000 penalties for individual scaffolding infractions—specifically regarding planking, bracing, and guardrail systems—represented the upper echelon of punitive measures, reflecting the extreme risk of falls and structural collapses that workers faced daily. These willful citations are compounded by serious violations of 1926.0020 and 1926.0021, which point to a fundamental absence of