Following a recordable injury on a job site, OSHA conducted an inspection and issued citations for multiple safety violations including inadequate fall protection training, missing hazard communication protocols, and incomplete injury recordkeeping. The company faced $45,000 in proposed penalties and was at risk of being disqualified from bidding on larger projects that required clean safety records. The owner knew safety practices had become lax as the company grew rapidly, but lacked internal HR or safety resources to address systemic issues. Previous safety consultants focused only on technical compliance without integrating safety into the company's culture and operations.
Stone Capital Partners led a comprehensive safety and compliance program over four months:
- Conducted a full safety audit across active job sites, equipment, training records, and incident documentation
- Developed a corrective action plan that addressed all OSHA citations and systemic gaps in the safety program
- Implemented a safety management system including hazard assessments, job safety analyses, and incident investigation protocols
- Trained foremen and project managers on their safety responsibilities and accountability
- Created employee safety orientation and ongoing training programs that met OSHA requirements
- Established injury tracking and recordkeeping processes that ensured compliance with OSHA 300 log requirements
- Worked with the company's attorney to negotiate penalty reductions and demonstrate compliance improvements to OSHA
OSHA penalties were reduced to $22,000 based on demonstrated good faith and rapid corrective action. More significantly, recordable incidents dropped by 46% in the following year as the safety culture took hold. The company successfully bid on and won two major projects that required strong safety performance records, generating over $4M in new revenue. Insurance premiums decreased as the loss history improved. The company president credited Stone Capital Partners with not only resolving the immediate OSHA crisis but building a sustainable safety program that became a competitive advantage in winning work.
