OSHA Inspection: JKP CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,276 · Current $2,600 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)  At 7900 Berry Hill Place Montgomery, Alabama:  On or about October 11, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities on a high slope roof without fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 8 feet 11 inches to the ground below.  b)  At 7907 Berry Hill Place Montgomery, Alabama:  On or about October 11, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities on a high slope roof without fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 8 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,276 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a)  At Berry Hill Place., Montgomery, Alabama:  On or about October 12, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without training them on fall protection to include but not limited to the requirement for fall protection, how to inspect a harness and how to install fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 8 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,276 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At 7900 Berry Hill Place (Side of House) Montgomery, Alabama:  On or about October 11, 2016 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a ladder used by employees to gain access to the roof top had its rails extend at least three feet above the landing exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet 2 inches to the ground below.  b)  At 7900 Berry Hill Place (Front of House) Montgomery, Alabama:  On or about October 11, 2016 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a ladder used by employees to gain access to the roof top had its rails extend at least three feet above the landing exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 8 feet 11 inches to the ground below.