HASTINGS, NE —
OSHA Inspection: BRANDSAFWAY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BRANDSAFWAY, LLC in 4520 E. SOUTH ST., HASTINGS, NE 68902 (NAICS 926130). OSHA activity number 345656375.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRANDSAFWAY, LLC
- Site address
- 4520 E. SOUTH ST.
- City
- HASTINGS
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68902
- Mailing
- 21932 FOWLER DRIVE, GRETNA, NE 68028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 926130
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,748 · Current $7,748
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee used the respirator in the workplace: (Standard is applicable to construction per 1926.103) Hastings Utilities - 4520 E. South St. - Hastings NE 68902 - Employer is failing to ensure that an employee voluntarily wearing a half-mask respirator was medically able to use a respirator in the workplace. Employee(s) wore respirators during pipe insulation removal at the facility. This violation last occurred on or about the week of November 8 to 14, 2021.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7748
- — Z (S) $7748
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,559 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: Hastings Utilities - 4520 E. South St. - Hastings NE 68902 - Boiler Unit #2 - Employer is failing to ensure that a competent person inspected the adjustable throat platform used as a supported scaffold before each shift. On or about November 19, 2021, an employee standing on a throat platform plate fell over twenty feet through a collapsed plate hole, suffering serious injuries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13559
1910.146 G02 I
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,687 · Current $9,687
General-duty citation text
1910.146(g)(2)(i) Before the employee is first assigned duties under this section; Confined space training was not provided to each affected employee before the employee was first assigned confined space duties under this standard: Hastings Utilities - 4520 E. South St. - Hastings NE 68902 - The employer is failing to ensure that an employee working in the permit required confined space of Unit # 2 Boiler had received general and site specific confined space training before he began his duties. This hazard last occurred on or about November 19, 2021.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9687
- — Z (S) $9687
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: (Standard is applicable to construction per 1926.103) Hastings Utilities - 4520 E. South St. - Hastings NE 68902 - Employer is failing to provide the training information contained in Appendix D of the standard to an voluntarily wearing an employer provided respirator. Employee wore a half-mask respirator during insulation removal at the facility. This violation last occurred on or about the week of November 8 through 14, 2021.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — 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 345656375.
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