OSHA Inspection: BRAT HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC.

Issued

2025-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): 29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not provided protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) On September 3, 2025, employees working below employees performing siding work exposed to struck-by hazards  were not wearing hard hats.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $1424.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:  a) On September 3, 2025, an employee was working from a pump-jack scaffolding platform approximately 15 feet above the ground and was not provided safe means of access.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   a) On September 3, 2025, employees working from a pump-jack scaffold was exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 15 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a) On September 3, 2025, employees engaged in siding work were not protected from fall hazards while working at elevations approximately 11 feet above the ground.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item