PAPILLION, NE — 2015-08-25 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: ELITE BUILDERS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2015-08-25 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ELITE BUILDERS, INC. in 10518 S 125TH AVENUE, PAPILLION, NE 68133 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 340874148.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: ELITE BUILDERS, INC.
Site address: 10518 S 125TH AVENUE
City: PAPILLION
State: NE
ZIP: 68133
Mailing: 12058 CARPENTER ST., PAPILLION, NE 68046

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2015-08-25 00:00:00
Case closed: 2018-03-01 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-07-21 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-07-22 00:19:56

Establishment context

NAICS code: 238130
Employees: 6
Ownership type: A

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Oct 6, 2017
Penalty: Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)  This provision is applicable to construction employment by 29 CFR 1926.602(d).    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:     The employer failed to ensure that the employees received the training required prior to operating a powered industrial truck.  In this case, a Lull Model 944E All Terrain Fork truck was being used to elevate a personnel platform and move materials.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (S) $2800
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (S) $2800
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2800

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Oct 6, 2017
Penalty: Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1) - The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.       The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards while performing residential style framing and roofing operations.  Employees are being elevated on the "JLG/Lull 944E-42" rough terrain forklift to a height of approximately 15'7" to perform work.  These employees are exposed to fall hazards from the platform.  The platform being used was 16 wide extending outside of the vehicles axel base 46" on each side of the vehicle.  The platform itself has no form of fall protection (i.e. harness/lanyard, guardrails, etc.).         Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement are:       1)  Ensure that all employees involved in the operation are trained and briefed prior to working with this equipment of the hazards involving elevating employees and stability issues involving this piece of equipment.       2)  Ensure that all employees of the company follow both the manufacturers recommendations in the operators manual and follow the ASME/ANSI B56.6 2002  Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks Sec. 8.24.1 limitations as to size of platforms to be used.       3)  Ensure the platform being used by the company meets the requirements of both the manufacturers requirements and the above listed ANSI Standard.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (S) $2000
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (S) $2000
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 A06

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Jan 12, 2016
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall and platform stability hazards while performing residential style framing and roofing operations.  Employees are being elevated on the JLG/Lull 944E-42 rough terrain forklift to a height of approximately 157 to perform work.  The platform being used was 16 wide extending outside of the vehicles axel base 46 on each side of the vehicle.  The operators manual states specifically Width of the platform shall not be wider than the width of the vehicle, measured across the load bearing tires plus 10 inches (250mm) on each side.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (S) $0
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Oct 6, 2017
Penalty: Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems:     The employer is failing to protect the employees from fall hazards greater than 6 feet.  Employees were working from the roof deck of a house being constructed without wearing harnesses or lanyards.  The workers were exposed to falls of over 16 feet to dirt below.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (S) $2000
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (S) $2000
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 G04 I

Deleted Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Dec 28, 2015
Penalty: Initial $10,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards in the workplace.  Employees were elevated on a platform in the air approximately 157" feet without any form of fall protection including, but not limited to, guard rail systems, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems on all exposed areas of the platform.    Elite Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926. 451(g)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311466791, citation number 1, item number 2, issued on May 22, 2009, and became Final Order effective June 16, 2009.   Elite Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926. 451(g)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314060484, citation number 2, item number 1, issued on June 16, 2011, and became Final Order effective July 7, 2011.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (R) $0
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (R) $10000
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (R) $10000

1926.454 A

Deleted Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 15, 2015
Abate by: Jan 12, 2016
Penalty: Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards.  Employees working from scaffold platforms are not trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Employees were elevated from the ground to the roof on a platform attached to a rough terrain forklift without any form of fall protection.   Elite Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926. 454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314060484, citation number 2, item number 2, issued on June 16, 2011, and became Final Order effective July 7, 2011.

Recent events (3)

2017-09-05 00:00:00 — F (R) $0
2016-03-10 00:00:00 — C (R) $4000
2015-12-15 00:00:00 — Z (R) $4000

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340874148.

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