TITAN CONTRACTING & LEASING CO INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, TITAN CONTRACTING & LEASING CO INC — a construction facility located at 9101 WRVA ROAD, SANDSTON, VA 23150 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 13 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $161,850.00. The inspection case was opened on 2009-06-20.

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 $161,850.00 is more than 44.8× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 237990). 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 100th percentile among 62,574 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,237.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 13 citations spanning 4 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 11 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 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning December 4, 2009 with the latest abatement deadline set for January 25, 2010. Of the 13 total citations, 6 (46%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $161,850.00 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 $12,450.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

Titan Contracting & Leasing’s enforcement profile reflects a catastrophic breakdown in safety management, characterized by high-gravity fall hazards and life-threatening deficiencies in marine construction protocols. The assessment of two maximum-tier penalties—totaling $140,000 for violations likely classified as Willful under Virginia’s state plan—demonstrates a conscious disregard for the General Duty Clause. This level of financial liability is extraordinary for the heavy civil engineering sector, signaling that the employer was aware of hazardous conditions but failed to implement basic mitigation