Inspection 345482657 OPENED AUG 18, 2021Closed
1900 Dove Avenue, Mcallen, TX 78504 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Riverside Builders 2 times in Texas since 2019.
The latest one began on Aug 18, 2021 to follow up on an earlier case, in Mcallen.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,144 and still stand at $12,144.
Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.451.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Riverside Builders averages $12,144 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Inspection 344250667 OPENED AUG 21, 2019Closed
1900 Dove Avenue, Mcallen, TX 78504 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 20, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed when head struck by falling box
At 5:10 p.m. on August 20, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project. They were working from inside a platform debris-box, lifted on the forks of a forklift, when the debris-box tipped over and fell. Employee #1 and coworker fell to the concrete surface, a fall height greater than 6 feet. Employee #1, who was struck by the falling debris-box, sustained severe head trauma and was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $4,048 | $4,048 | Feb 11, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $4,048 | $4,048 | Feb 11, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.602(d) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction |
Serious | $4,048 | $4,048 | Feb 11, 2020 | Final |
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(a)(6)
(6) Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v)
(v) Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.
29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
29 CFR 1926.602(d)
(d) Powered industrial truck operator training.
Other masonry contractors employers in Texas
- Jose Duran Crowley · 4 citations · $4,540
- FS Construction, LLC Huntsville · 1 citation · $2,009
- Agp Construction LLC Katy · 3 citations · $21,753
- Texas Fifth Wall Roofing Systems, Inc San Antonio · 17 citations · $207,100
- D & D Roof Services, Inc. Irving · 21 citations · $38,984
- Miguel Sanchez Lorena · 4 citations · $4,838
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