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U.S. Department Of Labor's OSHA Fines San Antonio Lath & Plaster $141,600 For violations Found At Sugar Land, Texas, Construction Site

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued nine safety citations with $141,600 in proposed penalties to San Antonio Lath & Plaster in Houston for violations found at a Sugar Land, Texas, construction site after investigators observed employees working without appropriate fall protection.

The company was cited with one serious, seven repeat and one other-than-serious violation. The serious violation alleges the improper use of extension cord sets. Seven repeat violations were for inadequately built and used scaffolding. The other-than-serious violation alleges inadequate examination of electrical equipment and the use of spliced flexible cords.

"Scaffold platforms were not fully decked, leaving gaps through which employees could fall," said Chuck Williams, OSHA's Houston South area office director. "An access ladder was not provided so that employees could safely access the upper levels of the scaffolding. Guardrails, used to prevent workers from falling off the scaffolding, were missing."

San Antonio Lath & Plaster has been cited 13 times by OSHA since 1999 for similar violations at construction sites in various cities.

OSHA defines a serious violation as one that could cause death or serious physical harm to employees, and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard. A repeat violation is issued when an employer has previously been cited for the same or a substantially similar violation that has become a final order. Other-than-serious violations are issued when a violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is not serious in nature.

The company has 15 working days from receipt of the citations to comply, to request an informal conference with OSHA's Houston South area director or to contest the citations and penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.


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Compared To Other Industries, Construction Tends To Be More Dangerous.

The rate of injury for workers in the construction industry is approximately 60 percent higher than the overall average for all workers.  Recognizing that hazards exist and planning ahead to properly control or eliminate them, helps protect the working men and women of the construction industry and saves businesses time and money.

Construction has the third highest rate of death by injury.

The death rate in the construction industry is about 15.2 deaths per 100,000 workers.  The leading causes of death among construction workers are falls from elevation, motor vehicle crashes, electrocution, machines, and stuck by falling objects.  The only two industries that have a higher death rate include mining and agriculture.
 


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