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OSHA Inspection: BRANDT BUILDERS

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BRANDT BUILDERS in 7919 LAKESHORE LANE, SHERWOOD, WI 54169 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339597817.

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Establishment
BRANDT BUILDERS
Site address
7919 LAKESHORE LANE
City
SHERWOOD
State
WI
ZIP
54169
Mailing
E8522 THIEME DRIVE, FREMONT, WI 54940
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 C02 IV

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms without being specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:      a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee who was working along the eaves of a house was working from a wood pallet elevated by a Skytrak 6042 material handler forklift; the platform was not approved for use by the forklift manufacturer.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1120
  • — Z (S) $1600

1926.451 C02 V

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:   a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee who was working along the eaves of a house was working from a wood pallet elevated by a Skytrak 6042 material handler forklift without the platform secured to the fork.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.501 B13

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working on the main roof with a 9:12 pitch and eave edge greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working on dormer roof surface with a 12:12 pitch and eave edge greater than ten (10) feet above compacted surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.503 A02 VIII

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:   a)      On or about 02-24-14, employer did not provide employee fall protection safety training certification for employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when working without fall protection equipment at heights greater than six feet.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1053 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was utilizing a Keller step ladder to access/egress an elevated platform without grab rails at least three feet above the upper landing surface.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was using a Vulcan non self-supporting ladder to access/egress a roof surface without grab rails at least three feet above the upper landing surface.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.1053 B07

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Care was not exercised in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder with slip-resistant feet that was used on a slippery surface:   a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was working from a Keller extension ladder positioned on a slippery surface without securing the ladder.    b)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee was using a Vulcan non self-supporting ladder positioned on a slippery surface to access and egress a roof surface without securing the ladder.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1053 B13

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:     a)      On or about 02-24-14, an employee who was working from an elevated platform was using the top of a Keller step ladder as a step to access and egress the platform.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1060 A01 V

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(v): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the standards contained in Subpart X:    a)      On or about 02-24-14, employer did not provide employee ladder safety training to employees who did not associate fall from elevation hazards when utilizing multipurpose, step and extension ladders without following requirements of Subpart X.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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