BROOKINGS, SD ·
OSHA Inspection: BTY CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BTY CONSTRUCTION in 317 5TH AVENUE C, BROOKINGS, SD 57006 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 343703831.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BTY CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 317 5TH AVENUE C
- City
- BROOKINGS
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57006
- Mailing
- 48458 235TH STREET, FLANDREAU, SD 57028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person. (a)BTY Construction at 317 5th Avenue C, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to January 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person in that, employees were exposed to fall hazards during construction activities on a commercial project. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet. Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $1705
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. (a)BTY Construction at 317 5th Avenue C, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to January 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee was protected from falls from heights in that, two employees were conducting framing operations over an existing flat roof with no fall protection system in place. This condition exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3000
- · Z (S) $3978
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a)BTY Construction at 317 5th Avenue C, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to January 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in framing operations on a commercial property, had been trained to recognize the hazards associated with working at elevations over 6'. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Employees working on-site had not received fall protection training before working at elevations over 6 feet. The condition exposed employees to the hazard of falling from an elevation of approximately 12 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343703831.
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