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Carlos Luis: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Charles, Louisiana · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · NAICS 238320

1inspections
4citation items
$11,704current penalties
Dec 10, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Carlos Luis in Louisiana one time.

It opened on Dec 10, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Lake Charles.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The penalties, $11,704 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 4 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Carlos Luis averages $11,704 across 1 cited inspection.

Carlos Luis: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345061063 OPENED DEC 10, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 18, 2024

1833 Gerstner Memorial Dr., Lake Charles, LA 70615 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,926$2,926May 6, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,926$2,926May 6, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,926$2,926May 6, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,926$2,926May 6, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)

(b) Scaffold platform construction. (1) Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i)

(i) Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.

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