OSHA Inspection: JP KELLER CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 27, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $20,577 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about September 27, 2016, employees installing sheathing on a residential deck at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protections.    JP Keller Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1143214, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, Issued on 05/04/2016, and was affirmed final order on 06/02/2016, with respect to a workplace located at Wolf Hollow Road (across the street from 6676 and 6672) Windsor, WI 53598.    JP Keller Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 860123, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, Issued on 02/12/2013, and was affirmed final order on 03/14/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 187 Pinehurst Court, Verona, WI 53593.