WESLACO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VALLEY MASONRY/TILE/PLASTER, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VALLEY MASONRY/TILE/PLASTER, INC. in 305 RAIL ROAD AVENUE, WESLACO, TX 78596 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341241206.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLEY MASONRY/TILE/PLASTER, INC.
- Site address
- 305 RAIL ROAD AVENUE
- City
- WESLACO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78596
- Mailing
- 1811 AERIL LANE, EDINBURG, TX 78539
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01 II
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm): On or about February 10, 2016 employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing stucco activities worked from one or two boards where the working level was not fully planked or decked. The employees were exposed to a fall over 10 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- 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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. On or about February 10, 2016, at this construction site, employees were exposed to fall hazards while accessing a scaffold without a ladder, stairs or walkways available.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- 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. On or about February 10, 2016 on the roof, employees were exposed to fall hazards of more than 10 feet while working from a scaffold not equipped with an acceptable guardrail system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
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. On or about February 10, 2016, employees engaged in masonry work were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet while walking/working from the roof of the building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
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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 341241206.
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