OSHA Inspection: JLK CONSTRUCTORS COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5324.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:    On or about June 30, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold for the purpose of installing windows on the sides of a new high-rise apartment building, during which the employees were not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system, therefore exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  On or about June 30, 2017,  at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold for the purpose of installing windows on the sides of a new high-rise apartment building, for which the scaffold and scaffold components had not been inspected for visible defects by a Competent Person before each work shift, and wherein the scaffold and scaffold components were observed to have several safety deficiencies, therefore  exposing the employees to a fall hazard.  NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $711.00 · Current $427.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(20): The employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves:    On or about June 30, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using Personal Fall Arrest Systems while operating a suspension scaffold for the purpose of installing windows on the sides of a new high-rise apartment building, during which the employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a suspended-fall, and/or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves in the event of a suspended-fall, therefore exposing the employees to fall hazards and post-fall injuries .    NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.