OSHA Inspection: BDS BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $6,637 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:    A) 971-975 Bonnel Ct Union, NJ 07083 Rear of Building    Employees did not have access to reach the upper levels of the tubular welded scaffold. Employees would have to climb the scaffold frames to access the upper levels.    Hazard observed on 08/19/19

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 29, 2019

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:    A) 971-975 Bonnel Ct Union, NJ 07083 Rear of Building    Employees working from Tubular welded scaffold approximately 39ft high were not trained to recognize hazards associated with Tubular welded  scaffolds.    Condition noted on 08/19/19

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $6,637 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section.    A) 971-975 Bonnel Ct Union, NJ 07083    Instance A Employee working from tubular welded scaffold 2 levels up did not have any fall protection systems in place.    Instance B Employee working from tubular welded scaffold 6 levels up did not have any fall protection systems in place.    Hazard observed on or about 08/01/19

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   a) 971-975 Bonnel Ct Union, NJ 07083 Rear of Building  Employees who were exposed to fall hazards were not trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Condition noted on or about 08/19/19

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $4,727 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): Powered industrial truck operator training.  Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under this paragraph are identical to those set forth at '1910.178(l) of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l).  The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training and evaluation.    A) 971-975 Bonnel Ct Union, NJ 07083    The employer did not ensure that the operator of the Carelift Turbo rough terrain forklift had completed training and had the proper documentation of the training.    Occurred on or about 08/19/19