HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: RUBEN ESQUIVEL ROOFING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RUBEN ESQUIVEL ROOFING in 1707 RIVER OAK BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77019 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339890717.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RUBEN ESQUIVEL ROOFING
- Site address
- 1707 RIVER OAK BLVD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77019
- Mailing
- 6311 FRANCIS MARION DR., HOUSTON, TX 77091
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person: At 1707 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX; the employer erected and used a tubular welded scaffold with deficiencies such as but not limited to not fully plank between the uprights, missing guardrails, missing safe means of access, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights: At 1707 River Oaks Blvd, Houston TX; employees used a tubular welded scaffold which was not fully planked/ decked between the uprights, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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, sturcture, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. At 1707 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX; employees used crossbraces to access tubular welded scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. At 1707 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX; employees used a tubular welded scaffold without guardrails system at an approximate height of 30 feet, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339890717.
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