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Head Engineering Corp: OSHA inspections and violations

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

2inspections
3citation items
$6,300current penalties
May 2, 2025last inspection

Head Engineering Corp has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Puerto Rico, the first in 2021.

OSHA's last visit started on May 2, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Bayamon.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $10,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,300, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Head Engineering Corp averages $6,300 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Head Engineering Corp: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348221292 OPENED MAY 2, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 2025

Santa Rosa Mall, 1455, 402 Av. Aguas Buenas, Bayamon, PR 00959 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · 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$3,500$2,100Jul 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,500$2,100Jul 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,500$2,100Jul 29, 2025Final

Inspection 345520522 OPENED AUG 31, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2021

Carr.#2 1400 Ave. Miramar Bo. Hato Abajo, 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 1926.451 · 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(c)(1)(ii)

(ii) Guys, ties, and braces shall be installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide. The top guy, tie or brace of completed scaffolds shall be placed no further than the 4:1 height from the top. Such guys, ties and braces shall be installed at each end of the scaffold and at horizontal intervals not to exceed 30 feet (9.1 m) (measured from one end [not both] towards the other).

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)

(4) Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section shall comply with the following provisions (guardrail systems built in accordance with appendix A to this subpart will be deemed to meet the requirements of paragraphs (g)(4) (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this section):

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