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Avila Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

El Paso, Texas · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

3inspections
5citation items
$9,000current penalties
Apr 25, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Avila Construction 3 times in Texas since 2004.

The latest one began on Apr 25, 2016 after a complaint, in Houston.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,400 and now stand at $9,000, 13% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment on job sites comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.403.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Avila Construction averages $7,200 (1 cited inspection).

Avila Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341422533 OPENED APR 25, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2018

8844 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77051 · Other Building Finishing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$2,800Jul 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$2,800$2,800Jul 11, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,000$1,600Jul 11, 2016Final

Inspection 337926026 OPENED DEC 18, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2016

12764 Raul Mendiola, El Paso, TX 79938 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Serious$2,800$1,800Jan 24, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)(i) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Serious$0$0Jan 24, 2013Final

Inspection 301576732 OPENED JAN 20, 2004Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 24, 2004

3200 Block/joe Battle Blvd., El Paso, TX 79936 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)

(b) Examination, installation, and use of equipment—(1) Examination. The employer shall ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined on the basis of the following considerations:

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)(i)

(i) Suitability for installation and use in conformity with the provisions of this subpart. Suitability of equipment for an identified purpose may be evidenced by listing, labeling, or certification for that identified purpose.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in Texas

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