OSHA Inspection: ROMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only one scaffold plank measuring 2 inches by 12 inches, on the first, second and third levels of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath design.   b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only one scaffold plank measuring 2 inches by 12 inches, on the first, second and third levels of the scaffold, while installing the plaster to the wall.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:    a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had several scaffold planks extending approximately 5 feet past the scaffold frame support, on the first, second and third levels of the scaffold, while installing the metal lath design.      b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had several scaffold planks extending approximately 5 feet past the scaffold frame support, on the first, second and third levels of the scaffold, while installing the stucco to the wall.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(i): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed at locations where horizontal members support both inner and outer legs:   a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, where the welded frame scaffold was not provided with cross bracing to the inside frames of the scaffold work platforms, while installing the metal lath design.  b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, where the welded frame scaffold was not provided with cross bracing to the inside frames of the scaffold work platforms, while installing the stucco to the wall.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet to the ground level below, where the welded frame scaffold was not erected under the supervision of a competent person, while an employee was on the 3rd level installing the metal lath design.       b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, where the welded frame scaffold was not erected under the supervision of a competent person, while employees were installing the stucco to the wall.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees:   North side of the residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to fall hazards when working on the scaffold platform and standing on a bucket to reach the eave, while installing the metal lath design.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  North side of the residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to fall hazards when working at the very edge of the front entry porch, which was not provided with a guard railing system, while mixing mortar for the walls.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to the hazards of breathing the cement dust, when not provided with a respirator, while pouring the cement bags into the mortar mixer.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):     a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only two scaffold planks and at other locations only one, while installing the metal lath design.   b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only two scaffold planks and at other locations only one, while installing the plastering to the walls.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 240920 / 315626218, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 17811 Wild Basin, San Antonio, Texas.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard CFR 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312847775, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on March 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 3828 Stall Road, San Antonio, Texas.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Cross braces were used as a means of access:      a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have a ladder for access and egress to and from the scaffold platforms, while installing the metal lath design.  b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which did not have a ladder for access and egress to and from the scaffold platforms, while installing the stucco to the walls.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 240920 / 315626218, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 17811 Wild Basin, San Antonio, Texas.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312847775, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on March 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 3828 Stall Road, San Antonio, Texas.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, from the work platform that had hazards such as but not limited to missing planking, and railing, while installing metal lath design.    b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employee was exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, from the work platform that had hazards such as but not limited to missing planking, and railing, while applying stucco.     The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 240920 / 315626218, citation number 2, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 17811 Wild Basin, San Antonio, Texas.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312848245, citation number 01, item number 05b and was affirmed as a final order on June 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 24010 Vecchio, San Antonio, Texas.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height, to the ground level below, when working from a welded frame scaffold, which was not provided with a guard rail system on the open sides and ends of the scaffold work platforms, while installing the metal lath design.         b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from a welded frame scaffold, which was not provided with a guard rail system on the open sides and ends of the scaffold work platforms, while installing stucco to the wall.       The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 240920 / 315626218, citation number 2, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 17811 Wild Basin, San Antonio, Texas.    The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312847775, citation number 01, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on March 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 3828 Stall  Road, San Antonio, Texas. and    The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312848245, citation number 01, item number 04 and was affirmed as a final order on June 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 24010 Vecchio, San Antonio, Texas.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a. East side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when employees were not trained to recognition the hazards associated with their work environment, while working from a welded frame scaffold installing the metal lath design.   b. North side of residential home, On or about March 05, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 10 feet in height to the ground level below, when working from the work platform of the scaffold, which had only one scaffold plank measuring 2 inches by 12 inches, on the first, second and third levels of the scaffold, while installing the stucco to the wall.      The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 240920 / 315626218, citation number 2, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 17811 Wild Basin, San Antonio, Texas.   The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312848245, citation number 01, item number 05a and was affirmed as a final order on June 26, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 24010 Vecchio, San Antonio, Texas. and    The Roma Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312847775, citation number 02, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on March 26, 2009 with respect to a workplace located at 3828 Stall Road, San Antonio, Texas.