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Cuenca Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Portsmouth, Rhode Island · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236116

2inspections
11citation items
$5,851current penalties
Dec 7, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cuenca Construction, Inc. 2 times in Rhode Island since 2005.

The latest one began on Dec 7, 2021 after a complaint, in Providence.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 11 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,202 and now stand at $5,851, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Cuenca Construction, Inc. averages $4,351 (1 cited inspection).

Cuenca Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2005 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345683445 OPENED DEC 7, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2024

221 Waterman St., Providence, RI 02906 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$4,351$2,176Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(10) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$4,351$2,176Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2022Final

Inspection 307575027 OPENED SEP 13, 2005Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2005

West Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 · 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 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$750$750Oct 6, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$750$750Oct 6, 2005Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i)

(5)(i) Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(10)

(10) Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers shall not be intermixed unless the components fit together without force and the scaffold's structural integrity is maintained by the user. Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers shall not be modified in order to intermix them unless a competent person determines the resulting scaffold is structurally sound.

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3)

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) (i) and (ii) of this section, the front edge of all platforms shall not be more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work, unless guardrail systems are erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems are used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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