HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: JOSE ALVAREZ
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JOSE ALVAREZ in 1306 BRIDLE SPUR LN, HOUSTON, TX 77055 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 344718077.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOSE ALVAREZ
- Site address
- 1306 BRIDLE SPUR LN
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77055
- Mailing
- 8930 FRIENDLY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77093
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: On or about April 1, 2020, scaffold poles on the pump jack scaffold used at the front of the residence did not bear on base plates and mudsills, exposing employees to fall hazards exceeding 10 feet.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2313
1926.451 C02 III
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iii): Unstable objects shall not be used as working platforms: On or about April 1, 2020, at the backside of the residence, employees were exposed to a fall hazard exceeding 10 feet when he utilized a length of 2X8 lumber tied onto the pump jack scaffold aluminum platform with rope to extend the platform.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: On or about April 1, 2020, pump jack scaffold poles at the front and back of the structure were not secured by rigid triangular bracing at the top and bottom of the scaffolds, exposing employees to falls exceeding 10 feet.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048
General-duty citation text
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 was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: On or about April 1, 2020, employees working from pump jack scaffolds were exposed to fall hazards exceeding ten feet when they were not provided with guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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 April 1, 2020, employees were exposed to eye injury when using pneumatic nail guns and cutting oriented strand board to sheath the walls of a residence under construction.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2892
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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 344718077.
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