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Best Work Construction SE: OSHA inspections and violations

Caguas, Puerto Rico · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

8inspections
18citation items
$5,815current penalties
Jun 22, 2015last inspection

Best Work Construction SE has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Puerto Rico, the first in 1992.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 22, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Caguas.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 16 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $18,137 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,815, down 68%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.602, earthmovers and forklifts in construction (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Best Work Construction SE averages $790 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Best Work Construction SE: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340724871 OPENED JUN 22, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 2015

Calle Guayama Y San Carlos Residencial Jose Gautier Benitez, Caguas, PR 00725 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 6 A
 Serious$1,500$264Oct 9, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.601(b)(5) · Motor vehicles
 Serious$525$263Oct 9, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$525$263Oct 9, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii) · Fire protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 9, 2015Final

Inspection 314941535 OPENED APR 12, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Feb 7, 2012

Bo Hato Centro Comercial, San Lorenzo, PR 00754 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
 Serious$1,000$500Oct 3, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$637$100Oct 3, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Serious$1,000$150Oct 3, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2) · Job-site wiring
 Serious$750$150Oct 3, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.405(d) · Job-site wiring
 Serious$1,000$0Oct 3, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$700$700Oct 3, 2011Final

Inspection 311500300 OPENED APR 1, 2008Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 43 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2009

Carr 916 Int 183 Bo Cerro Gordo, San Lorenzo, PR 00754 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308145267 OPENED MAR 5, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2008

Carr 191 Km 22.6, Naguabo, PR 00718 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311500078 OPENED FEB 7, 2008Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 59 employees at the site · Closed Aug 22, 2008

Carr 916 Int 183 Bo Cerro Gordo, San Lorenzo, PR 00754 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,500$0Mar 12, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$3,150$2,000Mar 12, 2008Final

Inspection 308142959 OPENED SEP 12, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2007

Carr. 969 Km 4.0, Naguabo, PR 00718 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310317433 OPENED APR 13, 2007Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 2007

Carr 789 Km 1.6 Bo Tomas De Castro Ii, Caguas, PR 00725 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 12, 2007 (fatal): Employee is struck in head by pipe and is killed

Employee #1 was struck in the head by a 6-in. in diameter PVC pipe when the pipe was impacted by a bulldozer machine. Employee #1 was killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 119467033 OPENED AUG 18, 1992Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Nov 29, 2000

Carr 789 Km 1.6 Bo Tomas De Castro Ii, Caguas, PR 00725 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$450$225Sep 1, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Serious$450$225Sep 1, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.441(a)(6) · Batteries and battery charging
 Serious$450$225Sep 1, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$750$375Sep 1, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1) · Stairways in construction
 Serious$450$225Sep 1, 1992Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
 Other-than-serious$300$150Sep 1, 1992Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)

(1) Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, shall be equipped with:

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii)

(viii) Portable fire extinguishers shall be inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA No. 10A-1970.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.350 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.441 · Batteries and battery charging

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.601 · Motor vehicles

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

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