OSHA Inspection: JOHN KOMPERDA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,500 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.     a.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roofing operations on the south side of the house, approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    a.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold that had a platform extending greater than eighteen (>18") inches past its supports, thereby exposing the employee to a fall of approximately eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches to the ground.    JOHN KOMPERDA CONSTRUCTION,INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(b)(5)(ii), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313934713, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 4a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 19, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 9855 W. 151ST STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,040 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(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.    a.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold located on the south side of the building, approximately eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches above the ground was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.     b.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold located on the west side of the building approximately nineteen (19) feet above the ground was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.     JOHN KOMPERDA CONSTRUCTION,INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(e)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313934713, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 19, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 9855 W. 151ST STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,040 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    a.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold located on the south side of the building, approximately eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches above the ground was not protected by the use of a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.     b.  On or about January 13, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold located on the west side of the building, approximately nineteen (19) feet above the ground was not protected by the use of a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.       JOHN KOMPERDA CONSTRUCTION,INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(g)(1)(i), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313934713, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 19, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 9855 W. 151ST STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.