OSHA Inspection: BUILD HOME SD, LLC

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1135.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   (a)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that all forklift operators were competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely by a successful completion of a training program.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with improper forklift operations.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined at least daily before being placed in service:  (a)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that a powered industrial truck was being examined at least daily prior to use.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with inoperable powered industrial trucks.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $1986.00 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)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting siding operations while working from an unprotected scaffold platform connected to the Genie Telehandler, Model number GTH1056, Serial number GTH1011-15327 raised above the east side roof eave of a commercial property. This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than ten feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the forklift mast:  (a)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the elevated platform was properly attached to the Genie Material Handler, Model Number: GTH1056, Serial Number: GTH1011-15327, in that, securement chains or pins were not utilized to secure the basket to the mast.  This condition exposed employees to fall and crushing hazards.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that scaffolding training was conducted for employees prior to using elevated work platforms connected to the Genie Telehandler, Model number GTH1056, Serial number GTH1011-15327 for installing siding on a commercial structure.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than ten feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $1986.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Employees 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)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting siding activities on a commercial property. This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than 6 feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of fall protection systems prior to being exposed to the fall hazards while conducting siding operations on a commercial property.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a)Build Home SD, LLC at 13006 Fall River Road, Hot Springs, SD 57747:  On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of ladders or to recognize the hazards of using ladders prior to accessing upper areas of a commercial roof.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards.