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BDS Builders LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Elizabeth, New Jersey · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

4inspections
9citation items
$30,690current penalties
Apr 7, 2025last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited BDS Builders LLC in New Jersey 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Apr 7, 2025 on a referral, in Linden and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 9 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $45,551; today they stand at $30,690, 33% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. BDS Builders LLC averages $9,430 across 3 cited inspections.

BDS Builders LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348166604 OPENED APR 7, 2025Open

Referral · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Open

1900 Lower Rd, Linden, NJ 07036 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$4,965$4,965Sep 29, 2025Open

Inspection 344242748 OPENED AUG 19, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2021

971-975 Bonnel Ct, Union, NJ 07083 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$10,210$6,636Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$10,210$6,636Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.602(d) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Serious$7,293$4,727Oct 10, 2019Final

Inspection 342718210 OPENED OCT 20, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2019

79 West Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$8,873$5,325Dec 5, 2017Final

Inspection 335888590 OPENED AUG 22, 2012Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2015

614 South Broad St., Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$2,000$1,200Dec 12, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$2,000$1,200Dec 12, 2012Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6)

(6) The clearance between scaffolds and power lines shall be as follows: Scaffolds shall not be erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer to exposed and energized power lines than as follows:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (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.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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