OSHA Inspection: KIM CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2018-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1272.00 · Current $763.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  (a)  At the site - the tubular welded frame scaffold was not supported by mudsills or other firm foundations, on or about 02/21/2018.

Issued

2018-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1497.00 · Current $898.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  (a)  At the site - the employees were using the scaffold as a means of access to the residential roof, on or about 02/21/2018.

Issued

2018-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2993.00 · Current $1796.00 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)  At the site - the employees were exposed to a 9'4" fall from the 5/12 pitch while decking the roof of the residential house, on or about 02/21/2018.