WILKES BARRE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: KNL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KNL CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 1280 HWY 315, WILKES BARRE, PA 18702 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339004343.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KNL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 1280 HWY 315
- City
- WILKES BARRE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18702
- Mailing
- 33 ABERDEEN RD, MOSCOW, PA 18444
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238310
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds designed by a qualified person were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design: a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra Jack pump jack scaffold was not constructed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions exposing workers to a fall during collapse or failure of the scaffold, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Scaffold poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold was installed and used without proper bracing exposing workers to a fall hazard, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 were not used: a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Workers were exposed to a fall while climbing through a window opening to access the scaffold platform on a Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold that was 42 inches above the lower (floor) level, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1600
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level: a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: Workers on a pump jack scaffold utilized a fall protection system that was not rigged to prevent a fall of more than 6 feet, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by experienced and trained employees: a) Mohegan Sun Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes Barre, PA: A Qual-Craft Ultra-Jack pump jack scaffold was constructed by employees who had not been trained in the proper construction method and in the hazards associated with constructing scaffolds, on or about April 9, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339004343.
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