OSHA Inspection: BETHO CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1560.00 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.  a) Jobsite: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were not protected from falling or flying objects while working on the ground below employees working from overhead scaffolding.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a) Jobsite: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to struck by hazards from not wearing protective eyewear while working with power tools, to include drills.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $2341.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports.   a) Front of house: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazard while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system, where the overlapped platforms were not directly supported at the vertical post.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).   a) Front of House: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to electrical type hazards while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system that was set-up less than 1-foot from the live electrical power feed coming into the structure.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Jobsite, house front: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11-feet, while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system without fall protection.  b) Jobsite, house side: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16-feet, while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system without fall protection.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a) Front of House: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards, while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system without bottom bracing installed.  b) Left Side of House: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards, while working from a pump-jack-scaffold system without bottom bracing installed.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).   a) Side Porch: On or about May 2, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9-feet 7-inches above the lower level, while working from a residential rooftop to install aluminum soffit without fall protection.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $2341.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.  a) Front of house scaffolding: On or about May 2, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  a) Back of House: On or about May 2, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder that was set-up in the doorway of the side porch, that was not secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder with more than one support attachment were not placed with the two rails supported equally.   a) Side porch: On or about May 2, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, while utilizing an extension ladder that was set up along the downward sloped roof where the side rails were not equally supported.  b) Left side of house: On or about May 2, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, while utilizing an extension ladder that was set up along the downward sloped roof where the side rails were not equally supported.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use.  a) Back Porch: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure the ladder was inspected prior to use.   b) Left side of house: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure the ladder was inspected prior to use.  c) Front of house: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure the ladder was inspected prior to use.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a) Back Porch: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer allowed an employee to use a damaged ladder with bent and dented rungs and bent side rails.  b) Left side of house: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer allowed an employee to use a damaged ladder with multiple bent and dented rungs.   c) Front of house: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer allowed employees to use a damaged ladder with multiple dented rungs.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $339.00 · Current $186.00 Reduced

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) Jobsite: On or about May 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained to recognize the hazards associated with working on scaffolds.

Issued

2025-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a) Jobsite: On or about May 2, 2025,  the employer did not create a written certification record verifying that employees received adequate fall protection training before being exposed to fall hazards.