OSHA Inspection: BC PARTNERSHIP, LLC

Issued

2026-06-04

Penalty

Initial $6621 · Current $3973 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(a): The employer did not ensure that scaffolds used in general industry meet the requirements in 29 CFR part 1926, subpart L (Scaffolds):  (a) In the Yard of the site, located at 647 N Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33801, on or about 2/25/2026, the employer failed to ensure compliance with part 1926, subpart L regarding mobile scaffold use in general industry. 1926.451(c)(2)(v) requiers that a scaffold platform supported by a forklift not be moved horizontally while the platform is occupied. It was found that employees used a Hangcha CPCD25-XW97F Forklift, serial # A5BB30812, to support a metal trash box that was being used as a scaffold platform while the occupied platform was not attached to the forklift and was moved horizontally, exposing employees to fall hazards.  (b) In the Yard of the site, located at 647 N Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33801, on or about 2/25/2026, the employer failed to ensure compliance with part 1926, subpart L regarding mobile scaffold use in general industry. 1926.451(g)(1) requiers that employees working on scaffolds at heights of over 10 feet above a lower level be protected from falling to that lower level by some form of fall protection. It was found that employees used a a Hangcha CPCD25-XW97F Forklift, serial # A5BB30812, to lift a metal trash box with an unguarded edge occupied by an employee to a height of approximately 10 ft, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2026-06-04

Penalty

Initial $6621 · Current $3973 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  (a)  In the Yard of the site, located at 647 N Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33801, on or about 2/25/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that a metal trash box rigged as a suspended load and dragged out of a dumpster by a Hangcha CPCD25-XW97F Forklift, serial # A5BB30812, was not stable or safely arranged, as it was attached to/suspended by the mast of the forklift by a strap.

Issued

2026-06-04

Penalty

Initial $6621 · Current $3973 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident:  (a) At the site, located at 647 N Combee Rd, LAKELAND, FL, 33801, on or about 2/25/2026, the employer did not report a work-related incident that resulted in an in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours.