OSHA Inspection: MK CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2016

Abate by

Oct 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:     a. On or about August 31, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were required to use fall protection equipment during roofing operations which was not inspected prior to use, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Equipment to be used had the following defects:  * Worn/damaged life lines  * Life lines not connected to anchorage points

Issued

Oct 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $20,577 · Current $12,000 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.  On or about August 31, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a steep sloped roof from heights ranging from seven (7) feet nine (9) inches to seventeen (17) feet six (6) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.      The MK Construction Group, Inc., was previously cited repeat 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 985298 citation number 1 item 1, and were affirmed as a final order on the following dates August 8, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 2142 Brookside Ln., Aurora, IL.     The MK Construction Group, Inc.,  was previously cited repeat 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 942608, citation number 2, item 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 31, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 13525 W. Choctaw Trail, Homer Glen, IL.     The MK Construction Group, Inc., 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 925284, citation number 1, item 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 31,2013, with respect to a workplace located at 4821 106th St., Oak Lawn, IL.