OSHA Inspection: OJVEJV, INC.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,917 · Current $10,097 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations that included oversight and management of the project located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to struck-by hazards while working near or around a fabricated frame scaffold in that employees were not protected against objects falling from unguarded scaffold platforms greater than approximately 13 feet from the next lower level.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations that included oversight and management of the project located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to struck-by hazards while working near or around a fabricated frame scaffold in that employees were not protected against objects falling from unguarded scaffold platforms greater than approximately 13 feet from the next lower level.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,917 · Current $10,098 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a):During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  On or about August 28th, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations located 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska 68046, were exposed to slips, trips, and falls in that employees were required to work and walk through scattered debris located around the base of the scaffolding.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $11,817 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/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations that included oversight and management of the project located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to approximately 9-foot fall hazards in that employees accessed and worked from the approximately 9-inch wide mason's plank on the frontside of the scaffolding.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $11,817 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations that included oversight and management of the project located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to fall hazards while working from a scaffold in that the employer had employees access and work from a fabricated scaffold where there were uprights without base plates completely resting on the mud sills, and/or resting on a firm foundation.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i):Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations  located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to fall hazards in that multiple footings on the fabricated scaffolding were not level a on the mud sills.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $11,817 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4):Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired.  On or about September 3rd, 2025, employees engaged in mason operations that included oversight and management of the project located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska 68046, were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards  in excess of 10 feet while working from a fabricated frame scaffold.  Specifically, the employer failed to stop the use of the scaffolding system until deficiencies were corrected.  Instances of deficiencies include but are not limited to:   i.	Bent uprights on the scaffold frames that prevent scaffolding from being level and plumb ii.	Bent base plates that will not sit flush on mud sills iii.	Scaffold cross braces that were not secured with connecting pins compromises system integrity.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,902 · Current $11,817 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): All brace connections were not secured:  On or about August 28, 2025, employees engaged in oversight and management of a commercial construction site located at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska were exposed to structural collapse creating struck-by and fall hazards while working on and around the fabricated frame scaffold in that the employer failed to ensure all required bracing was secured in accordance with manufacturers recommendations.  Instances include but are not limited to:  i.	Vertical cross braces that are resting on pins but not secured using pin clamp ii.	Vertical cross braces are not secured to each other at the crossing point to prevent displacement iii.	Missing horizontal cross braces at the base of each scaffold set.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $27,804 · Current $23,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Cross braces were used as a means of access.  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards related to employee access and egress of a fabricated scaffold on a commercial job site. This was most recently documented on or about September 3rd, 2025, at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska 68046. The employer has employees accessing and egressing to and from the fabricated scaffolding by climbing on the cross braces/side poles of the scaffolding requiring employees to step up and/or down over 2 feet.   OJVEJV, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1570565, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as final order on July 8th, 2022, with respect to a worksite located at 4823 Roosevelt San Antonio, TX 78214.

Issued

Jan 30, 2026

Abate by

Feb 26, 2026

Penalty

Initial $27,804 · Current $23,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards related to working on a fabricated scaffolding on a commercial job site. This was most recently documented on or about September 3, 2025, at 109 Scott Road, Papillion, Nebraska 68046. where employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 13 feet 9 inches while working from a fabricated frame scaffold. Instances of exposure include but are not limited to:  i.	Employee standing near the unguarded ends of the second tier of the scaffold, 13 feet 9 inches above the working surface below.  ii.	Employee walking/using the entire second tier of the scaffold while inspecting the project in which the employer has only installed one set of cross braces in lieu of the required top and mid rail combination, 13 feet 9 inches above the working surface below.   OJVEJV, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1570565, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as final order on July 8, 2022, with respect to a worksite located at 4823 Roosevelt San Antonio, TX 78214.