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Gilberto Vargas: OSHA inspections and violations

Dallas, Texas · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
2citation items
$6,900current penalties
Oct 21, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Gilberto Vargas once in Texas.

The inspection began on Oct 21, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Dallas; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,930 and now stand at $6,900, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Gilberto Vargas averages $6,900 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Gilberto Vargas: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347830655 OPENED OCT 21, 2024Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Open

10418 Joaquin Drive, Dallas, TX 75228 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 19, 2024 (fatal): Employee falls from roof during shingle removal and is kille

At 9:02 a.m. on October 19, 2024, Employee #1 was removing old shingles from the roof of a single-family residential home. He fell approximately 12 feet from the top of the roof to the ground. Employee #1 sustained fatal blunt force injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,965$3,475Apr 7, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,965$3,425Apr 7, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2)

(2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

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