BATON ROUGE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: UPTON BUILDERS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UPTON BUILDERS in 5956 GOODWOOD AVENUE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70807 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 343392874.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UPTON BUILDERS
- Site address
- 5956 GOODWOOD AVENUE
- City
- BATON ROUGE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70807
- Mailing
- 116 PLEASANT HARBOR AVENUE, BRANDON, MS 39047
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles: On or about August 16, 2018, at 5946 Goodwood Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, the employer failed to ensure employees wore eye protection while operating the following equipment: a) Paslode nail gun - to nail headers. b) Porter Cable Model 743 7-1/4 inch Heavy Duty portable circular saw - to cut 2 X4, 2 X 6, and 2 X 12s lumber.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2217
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person: On or about August 16, 2018, at 5956 Goodwood Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, employees were conducting framing work from a job made scaffold platform which was built by a person not qualified in scaffold building.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1663
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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: On or about August 16, 2018, at 5946 Goodwood Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, employees were conducting framing work from a job made scaffold and were not scaffold trained by a person qualified to recognize hazards associated with scaffolds.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used: On or about August 16, 2018, at 5956 Goodwood Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, the employer allowed employees to use a portable saw with damage to the other sheathing of the electrical cord. The saw was used to cut lumber.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 343392874.
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