AUSTIN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: RUBEN MORALES
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RUBEN MORALES in 3103 HONEY TREE LANE, AUSTIN, TX 78746 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 347018285.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RUBEN MORALES
- Site address
- 3103 HONEY TREE LANE
- City
- AUSTIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78746
- Mailing
- 1410 WEST BRAKER LANE UNIT A, AUSTIN, TX 78758
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
16 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,106 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. On or about October 4, 2023, qualified persons who constructed scaffolds to frame a home being remodeled did so without scaffolds designed in accordance with manufacturers requirements, exposing employees to the hazards of falling approximately twelve feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1106
- — Z (S) $2765
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,106 Reduced
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 October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees used scaffolds where the poles were not supported on base plates and mud sills, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1106
- — Z (S) $2765
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- 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 October 4, 2023, an employee used a pumpjack scaffold where poles were not secured with bracing at the bottom, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F04
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · Current $830 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired. On or about October 4, 2023, an employee used a pumpjack scaffold that was identified as damaged, not repaired, replaced or removed from service, exposing the employee to the hazards of falling approximately 8 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $829.6
- — Z (S) $2074
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,106 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees installed joists and fascia on supported scaffolds without being protected from falling, exposing employees to the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1106
- — Z (S) $2765
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees worked on scaffolds where the platforms and walkways were less than 18 inches wide, exposing employees to falling approximately twelve feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · Current $830 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. On or about October 4, 2023, employees who worked on pumpjack and job-made scaffolds were not provided training in the recognition of hazards, exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $829.6
- — Z (S) $2074
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,106 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented. On or about October 5, 2023, employees were installing decking on a residential home under construction without the use of a fall protection system, exposing the employees to a hazard of falling approximately 10 feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1106
- — Z (S) $2765
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. On or about October 4, 2023, qualified persons who constructed scaffolds to frame a home being remodeled did so without scaffolds designed in accordance with manufacturers requirements, exposing employees to the hazards of falling approximately twelve feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2679
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $0 Reduced
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 October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees used scaffolds where the poles were not supported on base plates and mud sills, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2679
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- 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 October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, an employee used a pumpjack scaffold where poles were not secured with bracing at the bottom, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F04
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees used a pumpjack scaffold that was identified as damaged, not repaired, replaced or removed from service, exposing employees to the hazards of falling approximately 8 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2009
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees installed joists and fascia on supported scaffolds without being protected from falling, exposing employees to the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2679
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees worked on scaffolds where the platforms and walkways were less than 18 inches wide, exposing employees to falling approximately twelve feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. On or about October 4, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees who worked on pumpjack and job-made scaffolds were not provided training in the recognition of hazards, exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2009
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented. On or about October 5, 2023, employees were installing decking on a residential home under construction without the use of a fall protection system, exposing the employees to a hazard of falling approximately 10 feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2679
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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 347018285.
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