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Jorge Palacios: OSHA inspections and violations

Benbrook, Texas · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

1inspections
5citation items
$6,340current penalties
Jan 27, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Jorge Palacios once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jan 27, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Benbrook.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,566 and now stand at $6,340, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Silica dust in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.1153.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Jorge Palacios averages $6,340 (1 cited inspection).

Jorge Palacios: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345752612 OPENED JAN 27, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2024

9121 Red Brush Trail, Benbrook, TX 76109 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$2,486$1,492Feb 18, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,486$1,492Feb 18, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.304(d) · Woodworking tools
 Serious$3,729$2,237Feb 18, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$1,865$1,119Feb 18, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0Feb 18, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)

(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)

(c) Specified exposure control methods. (1) For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

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