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Rivera Welding LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Alton, Texas · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · NAICS 238190

2inspections
10citation items
$21,500current penalties
Apr 20, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rivera Welding LLC 2 times in Texas since 2012.

The latest one began on Apr 20, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Mcallen.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $33,658 and now stand at $21,500, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.146.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Rivera Welding LLC averages $18,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Rivera Welding LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345262752 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2024

11315 Runway Dr, Mcallen, TX 78504 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 19, 2021 (fatal): One employee is killed and one is injured cleaning water tan

At 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021, two employees were directed to clean the exterior and interior of a 2500 gallon tank of a water truck. The water truck was a used truck that had been bought at an auction. The company had sandblasted it to prepare it to be painted and then were going to put it in use controlling dust at the company worksite. The employees used the 24 inch opening on top of the truck to enter the tank. The employees were wiping the inside with gasoline saturated rags. The employees did not have any type of personal protective equipment and there were no confined space procedures in place. A coworker came into the area and did not hear any noises and asked how it was going. There was no response so he climbed to the top of the truck and looked in and saw the two employees collapsed. The coworker ran to get help and other coworkers came to get the employees out of the tank. One employee was revived with CPR but the other employee died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$5,461$4,500Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$5,461$4,500Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,461$4,500Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$5,461$4,500Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$7,000$0Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$438$0Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$438$0Aug 31, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$438$0Aug 31, 2021Final

Inspection 334585932 OPENED JUN 6, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2015

308 S. Conway, Alton, TX 78573 · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · 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$3,500$3,500Oct 16, 2012Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.94 · Ventilation

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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