OSHA Inspection: BUILDERS INSTALLED PRODUCTS OF VERMONT LLC

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $0 Reduced

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. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  Site: On or about December 22, 2025  Employees were working from mobile scaffold were not protected from falls of greater than 10 feet.

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:  Site: On or about December 22, 2025, two employees working from a mobile frame scaffold were exposed to a fall of approximately 13 feet where the upper scaffold platform decking only had two rows of planking.  On or about December 22, 2025, two employees working from a mobile frame scaffold were exposed to a fall of approximately 7 feet from the first  scaffold platform level only had two rows of planking.

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(i):Each end of a platform 10 feet or less in length shall not extend over its support more than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platform is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  Site: On or about December 22, 2025, employees were working on a mobile scaffold platform which extended more than 12 inches over the support and was not designed and installed to protect the cantilevered portion of the platform.

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   Site: On or about December 22, 2025, employees working from a portable scaffold were not protected from falls of approximately 13 feet while installing insulation

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped at least one handrail  Site - Handrails were not provided on stairway accessing the second floor where employees were working

Issued

Mar 5, 2026

Abate by

Mar 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Site: On or about December 22, 2025,  the employer did not ensure that the portable scaffold in use at the jobsite was erected by a trained and experienced competent employee under the supervision of a competent person who was knowledgeable in the OSHA requirements for erection and use.. Employees tasked with erecting, modifying, and using a mobile scaffold demonstrated a lack of competency and knowledge of safety requirements. Employees admitted they routinely worked from the scaffold while only one or two wheels were locked, instead of ensuring all casters were properly locked before use.