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Custom Homes Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

4inspections
3citation items
$700current penalties
Feb 27, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Custom Homes Inc. 4 times in Puerto Rico since 2013.

The latest one began on Feb 27, 2020 on a referral, in San Juan.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,100 and now stand at $700, 67% lower after settlements or reviews.

Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.405.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Custom Homes Inc. averages $700 (1 cited inspection).

Custom Homes Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344668900 OPENED FEB 27, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2020

Miramar Plaza 954 Ave. Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR 00907 · Glass and Glazing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 21, 2020: Employee lacerates arm while removing glass at commercial bu

At 9:00 am on February 21, 2020, an employee, working for a contractor, was performing temporary work removing glass from a 23-story building. A piece of glass impacted the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a deep laceration to the arm.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342401866 OPENED JUN 14, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2017

San Patricio Shopping Mall Calle Tabonuco, Guaynabo, PR 00965 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341378040 OPENED APR 6, 2016Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2016

Magdalena Mall 1104 Cll Magdalena, Condado, PR 00907 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$450$100Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii) · Job-site wiring
 Serious$1,050$400Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$600$200Sep 30, 2016Final

Inspection 314631912 OPENED FEB 13, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2013

Ave De Diego Y Oliver 354, Arecibo, PR 00612 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · 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 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)(b)

(B) Where run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors;

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii)

(iii) Splices. Flexible cords shall be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard service flexible cords No. 12 or larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.

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:

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