BROOKLYN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BUILDMAX, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of BUILDMAX, INC. in 203 9TH STREET., BROOKLYN, NY 11215 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341666139.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BUILDMAX, INC.
- Site address
- 203 9TH STREET.
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11215
- Mailing
- 768 45TH STREET., BROOKLYN, NY 11220
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. a) Exterior supported scaffold at North side of the building: An employee was working on the 4th floor platform of a 5-story-high supported scaffold. The working platform was not fully planked or decked between front upright and the guardrail supports. On or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2672
1926.451 G04 IV
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface. a) Exterior supported scaffold at North side of the building: An employee was working on the 4th floor platform of a 5-story-high supported scaffold. On the working platform, midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface. On or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2672
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold 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. a) Jobsite: The employer did not provide training to employees who worked on a supported scaffold. Employee was exposed to hazards, including but not limited to: scaffold was not fully planked or decked, and midrail was not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface. On or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2672
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed. a) Roof top of building: Foreman was working on stucco while standing about 3 feet off the ground on a folded A-frame stepladder that was leaned against a wall. On or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2138
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways. a) Jobsite: The employer did not provide training to employees who were exposed to hazards related to ladders and stairways, including but not limited to: utilizing a 6-foot high fiberglass A-frame ladder that was folded and leaned against a wall on the roof of the building. On or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2138
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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 341666139.
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