TJN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, TJN CONSTRUCTION, INC. — a framing contractors facility located at 2210 EAST PALMDALE BLVD., PALMDALE, CA 93550 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 3 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $18,450.00. The inspection case was opened on 2015-01-06.

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 $18,450.00 is more than 5.1× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238130). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within CA, this facility's penalty places it at the 97th percentile among 184,062 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,010.44.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 3 citations spanning 0 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 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 June 26, 2015 with the latest abatement deadline set for Date Not Recorded. Of the 3 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 $18,450.00 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 $6,150.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for TJN Construction, Inc. reveals a critical breakdown in fall protection protocols, centered on high-gravity structural failures during framing operations. The dominance of Serious violations under Title 8 standards 1670 and 1632 indicates a systemic inability to secure the walking-working surfaces and vertical openings inherent to NAICS 238130 activities. Specifically, the citation under 1632(B)(3) regarding wall openings carries a disproportionately high penalty of $15,750, signifying that inspectors identified an immediate, life-threatening risk where workers were exposed to significant fall distances without adequate guarding or barriers. Practically, these violations suggest that the employer failed to maintain the fundamental physical safeguards required to prevent catastrophic falls, which remain the leading cause of mortality in the construction sector. The concurrent violations of 1670(B)(11)(B) and 1670(F) further point to deficiencies in the selection, use, or maintenance of personal fall arrest systems (PFAS), implying that even where equipment may have been present, it was non-compliant or incorrectly deployed. The penalty severity for the wall opening violation is significantly higher than the industry average for initial assessments, suggesting an egregious lack of oversight or a repeated failure to address obvious site hazards. This pattern reflects a failure of supervision rather than isolated technician error, pointing to a foundational absence of a functional Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).