SULPHUR, LA —
OSHA Inspection: RUIZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RUIZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 116 DENNIS AVENUE, SULPHUR, LA 70663 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 342373883.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RUIZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 116 DENNIS AVENUE
- City
- SULPHUR
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70663
- Mailing
- 118 SHADYCREST AVENUE, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $2,173 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets: On or about 06/02/2017, at 116 Dennis Avenue, Sulphur, LA, employees were conducting brick work from a platform scaffold with brick work being conducted above them on an upper level scaffold with no head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2173.2
- — Z (S) $3622
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: On or about 06/02/2017, at 116 Dennis Avenue, Sulphur, LA, employees were conducting brick work from a scaffold platform without eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1303.8
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.451 C01 I
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $2,173 Reduced
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: On or about 06/02/2017, at 116 Dennis Avenue, Sulphur, LA, employees were conducting brick work from a scaffold platform which was missing cross braces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2173.2
- — Z (S) $3622
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $4,346 Reduced
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): On or about 06/02/2017, at 116 Dennis Avenue, Sulphur, LA, employees were conducting brick work from a scaffold that was not fully planked. RUIZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH IS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION #959261, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED A FINAL ORDER ON 8/09/14 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 100 BLOCK OF STEINER ROAD, LAFAYETTE, LA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4345.8
- — Z (R) $7243
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $4,346 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: On or about 06/02/2017, at 116 Dennis Avenue, Sulphur, LA, employees were conducting brick work from a scaffold platform approximately 12 and 18 feet with no personnel fall arrest or guardrail systems. RUIZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH IS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION #959261, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 5 AND WAS AFFIRMED A FINAL ORDER ON 8/09/14 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 100 BLOCK OF STEINER ROAD, LAFAYETTE, LA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $4345.8
- — Z (R) $7243
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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 342373883.
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