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Ossam Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

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

9inspections
21citation items
$11,336current penalties
Mar 19, 2015last inspection

Ossam Construction Inc has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Puerto Rico, the first in 1995.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 19, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Coamo.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 21 citation items: 13 serious, 1 repeat and 7 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $23,198 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,336, down 51%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.501, fall protection in construction (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Ossam Construction Inc averages $1,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Ossam Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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8 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 340478585 OPENED MAR 19, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 66 employees at the site · Closed Jul 6, 2015

Carr 14 Km 26.07 Int Bo Los Llanos, Coamo, PR 00769 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$900$0May 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$3,000$1,500May 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$3,000$0May 8, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$600$0May 8, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2015Final

Inspection 317784338 OPENED AUG 21, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Jul 22, 2016

Calle Munoz Rivera Esq Palmar, Toa Alta, PR 00953 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.25(a) · Housekeeping
Serious$825$825Feb 13, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iii) · Job-site wiring
Serious$1,100$1,100Feb 13, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
Serious$0$0Feb 13, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.403(h) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 13, 2015Closed

Inspection 312588809 OPENED JUN 25, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 2009

Calle Jose Mercado, Caguas, PR 00725 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$2,400$1,600Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(9) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$600$400Aug 14, 2009Closed

Inspection 312244312 OPENED DEC 3, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Feb 20, 2009

Carr 187 Km 12.4 Mediania Alta, Loiza, PR 00772 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$375$300Jan 27, 2009Closed

Inspection 308143130 OPENED OCT 10, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Dec 17, 2007

Carr 187 Km 12.4 Mediania Alta, Loiza, PR 00772 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,575$788Nov 28, 2007Closed

Inspection 307483412 OPENED DEC 14, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 145 employees at the site · Closed May 16, 2005

Carr 54 Km 4.8 Bo Algarrobo, Guayama, PR 00784 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$573$573Feb 23, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 23, 2005Closed

Inspection 301705851 OPENED FEB 21, 2002Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Aug 8, 2002

Carr 187 Km 12.4 Mediania Alta, Loiza, PR 00772 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 20, 2002 (fatal): Employee falls and dies from impaling steel structure

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 20, 2002, Employee #1 and coworkers were constructing an indoor gymnasium of a school building when one of the six colum ns tipped over collapsing the structure. The columns were 33.25-ft tall, and ran ged from 17-in. to 45-in. wide. Two of the columns were secured and fitted with water and sewer plumbing. Employee #1 was located above the second column that w as connected to another column with bathroom plumbing. When the column of bathro om piping began to fall, it pulled the column supporting Employee #1. He tried t o descend the column, but fell landing approximately 15 ft upon unguarded steel rods. The steel rods impaled him causing fatal injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Serious$2,500$1,750Jun 19, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.754(a) · Structural steel assembly
Serious$2,500$1,750Jun 19, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.754(d)(1) · Structural steel assembly
Serious$2,500$0Jun 19, 2002Closed

Inspection 301293361 OPENED OCT 31, 1996Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 1997

Carr 173 Km 1.2, Cidra, PR 00739 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.350(j) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$375$375Dec 13, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$375$375Dec 13, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i) · Fire protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 13, 1996Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 106717481 OPENED FEB 28, 1995Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 1995

B.o.q. # 4, Sabana Seca Naval Station, Toa Baja, PR 00949 · 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 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.25 · Housekeeping

29 CFR 1926.350 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.754 · Structural steel assembly

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