OSHA Inspection: VARGAS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $4,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  On or about September 29, 2022 and at times prior to,  employees  caulked and patched exterior walls at a two story residential structure under construction,  the employees  were not protected from impact, falling objects or electrical shock by protective helmets.

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $4,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.    On or about September 29, 2022 at this work place,  an employee  caulked and patched exterior walls at a two story residential structure under construction,  at a height of greater than  6 feet above a lower level,  along an unprotected edge  and did not have a fall protection system in place.

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $13,750 · Current $8,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.  The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated   On or about September 29, 2022 and at times prior to,  an employee  caulked and patched exterior walls at a two story residential structure under construction,  the  employee worked from an elevated platform  without a personal fall arrest safety harness.  The Vargas Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1435703, citation number  1 , item number  2 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/30/2020 , with respect to a workplace located at 288 Hide Away Drive Port Aransas Texas 78373.