OSHA Inspection: CASTELLANOS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, TX, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet, when the scaffolding the employee was on did not have base plates or mud sills to prevent tip over of the scaffold.

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, Texas, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet while working on a scaffold with out the use of fall protection system.

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(1): Pump jack brackets, braces, and accessories were not fabricated from metal plates and angles and each pump jack bracket did not have two positive gripping mechanisms to prevent any failure or slippage:  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, TX, employee(s) were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a scaffold that did not have metallic support brace anchoring the scaffold to the house, near the top of the scaffold.

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, TX, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of more than 6 feet while working on the roof of a house with out the use of any fall protection system.

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, TX, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, when a ladder used to climb onto the roof of the house did not extend 3 feet above the roof edge.

Issued

2022-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(i):A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  On or about May 20, 2022, at a residential construction site in Cypress, TX employees were exposed to a fire hazard without a fire extinguisher being present inside the house or elsewhere at the jobsite.