DECATUR, AL —
OSHA Inspection: KONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KONE CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 945 WIMBERLY DRIVE SW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339541690.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 945 WIMBERLY DRIVE SW
- City
- DECATUR
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35601
- Mailing
- 311 HOUSTON AVENUE, PASADENA, TX 77502
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue SW, Decatur, AL, employees were working from fabricated frame scaffolding that was not supported by adequate firm foundation such as base plates or mud sills.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.451 C02 II
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue SW, Decatur, AL, employees were working from fabricated frame scaffolding supported by cinder blocks and scrap wood blocks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue, Decatur, AL, employees were using the cross braces and end members to access the fabricated frame scaffolding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue SW, Decatur, AL, employees were working from a 2-inch wide section of fabricated frame scaffolding consisting of two 2 x 8 boards on vertical ends seven inches apart.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue SW, Decatur, AL, employees were working from fabricated frame scaffolding that was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: (a) On or about 01/09/2014 - 945 Wimberly Avenue SW, Decatur, AL, employees were working from a platform made from two 2x8 boards on the vertical that spanned between two fabricated frame scaffolding systems exposing them to falls of 10 feet, 3 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 339541690.
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