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Gonzalez Framing, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Austin, Texas · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
5citation items
$11,606current penalties
Dec 16, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Gonzalez Framing, LLC once in Texas.

The inspection began on Dec 16, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Austin.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $21,428 and now stand at $11,606, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection systems comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.502.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Gonzalez Framing, LLC averages $11,606 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Gonzalez Framing, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346402266 OPENED DEC 16, 2022Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2023

Terry-o Lane, Austin, TX 78745 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 15, 2022 (fatal): Employee falls through hole in floor, later dies

At 4:30 p.m. on December 15, 2022, an employee was picking up debris and putting it into a wooden trash box on the third level of the new residential building construction. The employee fell through an unsecured cover that was not completely covering a large hole and fell approximately 24 feet to the lower level. The employee was initially hospitalized with serious head and brain injuries but subsequently died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
 Other-than-serious$6,250$6,250Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3) · Fall protection systems
 Other-than-serious$6,250$0Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
 Other-than-serious$2,678$0Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$2,678$2,678Jun 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Other-than-serious$3,572$2,678Jun 1, 2023Final

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(b)(4)(i)

(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3)

(3) All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4)

(4) All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word “HOLE” or “COVER” to provide warning of the hazard.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

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