BATON ROUGE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: WATKINS & WILLIAMS CONTRACTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WATKINS & WILLIAMS CONTRACTORS, INC. in 4030 BLUEBONNET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 347329500.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WATKINS & WILLIAMS CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 4030 BLUEBONNET
- City
- BATON ROUGE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70809
- Mailing
- 7515 JEFFERSON HWY #250, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,134 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. On or About March 7, 2024, an employee was using a circular saw without wearing eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3134
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the structure using a scaffold with platforms that were not a minimum of 18 inches wide.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.451 B06
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(6):On scaffolds where scaffold planks are abutted to create a long platform, each abutted end shall rest on a separate support surface. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site that has planks not resting on a separate support surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site that did not have a base plate, mud sill, or adequate foundation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site, the employer did not provide a ladder for the employees to access the upper levels of the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site that was not inspected by a competent person before allowing employees to work on the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $4,610
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site that more than 10 feet above the lower level and were not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4610
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site more than 10 feet above the lower level and were not protected from falls by the use of guardrail systems on all sides.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 H01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold shall be provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected by any of the above-listed measures, the employer shall place such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall and shall secure those materials as necessary to prevent their falling. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the site more than 10 feet above the lower level without the employer providing additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2765
- — Z (S) $2765
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a):The employer shall 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. On or about March 7, 2024 employees performed masonry work on a scaffold on the east side of the structure without any documented training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2765
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Source
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