OSHA Inspection: KEC CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Section 4.1.2(a) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f): Circular hand-fed rip saws were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely encloses that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:        a) A DeWalt table saw was not equipped with a blade guard when used to rip lumber.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Section 4.1.2(b) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f): Circular hand-fed rip saws were not equipped with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:      a) A DeWalt table saw was not equipped with a spreader when used to rip lumber.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Section 4.1.2(c) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f): Circular hand-fed rip saws did not have non-kickback fingers on dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:       a) A DeWalt table saw was not equipped with non-kickback fingers or dogs when used to rip lumber.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:    a) The front edge of a ladder jack scaffold platform used during carpentry work was approximately 24 inches from the face of the work.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:                a) Employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which they were required to work at an elevation of approximately 14 feet.               No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:          a) The employer did not ensure that scaffolding provided for employee use at the site was erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffolding erection.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 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 was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:           a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.          No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):         a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a pitched roof having a ground to eave height of approximately 9.6 feet without the use of fall protection.         No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:       a) The horizontal distances (angle) from the top supports to the feet of a non-self-supporting ladder used for the support of, and access to and from, a ladder jack scaffolding was greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.       No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.