WAXAHACHIE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: RUPERTO OLVERA CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RUPERTO OLVERA CONSTRUCTION in 1728 VISTA WAY, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 345283667.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RUPERTO OLVERA CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 1728 VISTA WAY
- City
- WAXAHACHIE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75165
- Mailing
- 427 S. BEACON ST., DALLAS, TX 75223
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2021
- Abate by
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,511 · Current $2,107 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns. At the construction site, the employer did not ensure that employees were wearing hardhats while working below other employees. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling objects. Ruperto Olvera Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1151408, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3332 Balconies Dr. Irving, TX 75062.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $2106.6
- — Z (R) $3511
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2021
- Abate by
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $8,777 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. At the construction site, the employer did not ensure that employees using a nail gun for framing activities were provided eye protection. Employees were exposed to being struck by flying objects. Ruperto Olvera was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1445539, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 16, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1773 Riviera Dr. Waxahachie, TX 75165. Ruperto Olvera Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1151408, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3332 Balconies Dr. Irving, TX 75062.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $8777
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2021
- Abate by
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $14,630 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: At a residential construction site, employees performing framing activities without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard at a height of over 20 feet to the ground below. Ruperto Olvera was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1445539, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on February 16, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1773 Riviera Dr. Waxahachie, TX 75165. Ruperto Olvera Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1151408, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3332 Balconies Dr. Irving, TX 75062.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6000
- — Z (R) $14630
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2021
- Abate by
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $361 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: At a residential construction site, the employer did not provide a training program and hazard recognition and avoidance training for each employee who performs framing activities. Employees at construction sites work without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $361
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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 345283667.
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