OSHA Inspection: BETANCOURT CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1333.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  On or about February 27, 2026 the employer did not implement or maintain a hazard communications program containing the criteria contained in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h), exposing employees to the hazards associated with mortar mix that contained Silica and Portland cement.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1334.00 Reduced

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:  On or about February 27, 2026 the employer did not ensure working sections of a metal framed scaffold were fully planked, exposing employees to falls between 12-17 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  On or about February 27, 2026 unstable objects were used to support scaffold base plates, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with a scaffold collapse.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1333.00 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.  On or about February 27, 2026 the employer did not ensure a competent person erected a metal framed scaffold, exposing employees to the hazards associated with a possible scaffold collapse.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $1334.00 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.  On or about February 27, 2026 employees performing masonry operation from a scaffold were not protected from a fall, exposing employees to falls between 11-12 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d): Powered industrial truck operator training. Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under this paragraph are identical to those set forth at 1910.178(l) of this chapter. 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l), with certification records that includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   On or about February 27, 2026, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards a New Holland skid-steer (PIV) operator was not trained and certified to operate a Powered Industrial Truck.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1333.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about February 27, 2026, employees used an extension ladder that was not extended three feet past the upper landing, exposing employees to fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1333.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.  On or about February 27, 2026, The employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified in Table 1 of paragraph (c)(1), exposing employees to respirable crystalline silica.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  On or about February 27, 2026, an employee was exposed to respiratory stressors associated with being allowed to voluntarily wear a N95 respirator while mixing mortar and cutting brick that contained silica. The employer did not provide the basic advisory information contained in Appendix D.       Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).