OSHA Inspection: KNOELKE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 25, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    (a) An employee was not using head protection when working under another employee who was installing sheathing on the roof. The employees were conducting framing carpentry and were exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 25, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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.  Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    (a) The employees did not have fall protection when working on the platform of a rough terrain forklift. The employees were conducting carpentry work and were exposed to a fall hazard.     Knoelke Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313526360, citation number 01, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on July 6, 2010, with respect to a workplace location at 119 Jersey Circle Lot 62, Waukesha, WI 53066.

Issued

Mar 25, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    (a) The employees did not have fall protection when working on the roof of a residential building. The employees were conducting carpentry work and were exposed to a fall hazard.    Knoelke Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313526360, citation number 01, item number 04 and was affirmed as a final order on July 6, 2010, with respect to a workplace location at 119 Jersey Circle Lot 62, Waukesha, WI 53066.

Issued

Mar 25, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    (a) The employees were not trained in recognizing fall hazards and implementing fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall hazard.     Knoelke Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313526360, citation number 01, item number 05 and was affirmed as a final order on July 6, 2010, with respect to a workplace location at 119 Jersey Circle Lot 62, Waukesha, WI 53066.