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OSHA Inspection: MARIA VALDEZ

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MARIA VALDEZ in INTERNATIONAL AND SIMON BLVD., LAREDO, TX 78040 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 343036687.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
MARIA VALDEZ
Site address
INTERNATIONAL AND SIMON BLVD.
City
LAREDO
State
TX
ZIP
78040
Mailing
519 GALVESTON, LAREDO, TX 78040
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238320
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
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.  On March 20, 2018, at this residential construction site, employees engaged in painting preparation work on the exterior wall of a multifamily-residential building. Employees utilized a scaffold that was not fully planked or decked, employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $3880

1926.451 F15

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders shall not be used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees.  On March 20, 2018, at this residential construction site, employees engaged in painting preparation work on the exterior wall of a multifamily residential  building. Employees utilized a four foot tall step ladder on a scaffold to increase the working level height, employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $0

1926.451 G01 VII

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  On March 20, 2018, at this residential construction site, employees engaged in painting preparation work for the exterior of a building. Employees utilized a scaffold that did not have a form of fall protection. This exposed employees to fall hazards greater than 10 feet.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $0

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343036687.

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