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Ruben Coria: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · NAICS 238310

1inspections
3citation items
$8,730current penalties
Sep 5, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ruben Coria once in Texas.

The inspection began on Sep 5, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Houston.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,640 and now stand at $8,730, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Ruben Coria averages $8,730 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Ruben Coria: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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3 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 342613932 OPENED SEP 5, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Sep 16, 2022

4521 Banning Dr., Houston, TX 77027 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 30, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from scaffold and is killed from head injury

At 1:06 p.m. on August 30, 2017, an employee was taking measurements for drywall to be cut and installed around window. The employee fell from the scaffold and struck the concrete floor, suffering a head injury and was killed. killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,880$2,910Jan 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,880$2,910Jan 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,880$2,910Jan 12, 2018Final

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)(i)

(i) Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to extend the width of the platform).

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7)

(7) Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii)

(vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

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