OSHA Inspection: SKOCZEN CONSTRUCTION INC.,

Issued

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $415.00 · Current $415.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Skoczen Construction Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date  01                                03                                   07/27/2018  02                                02                                   07/27/2018    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $3920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     a)  On or about March 12, 2018, employees were not protected against accidental contact with energized overhead power lines during masonry work.  The overhead power lines consisted of primary lines having a voltage rating of 12 KV.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $3920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  a)  On March 12, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 26 feet to the ground, while performing masonry work from tubular welded frame scaffold platforms.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4065.00 · Current $2800.00 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)  On or about March 12, 2018, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3252.00 · Current $2240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(ii): Job-made Ladder was not built in conformance with the applicable provisions of Appendix A:     a)  On March 12, 2018, employees were using a job-made ladder to access the deck.  The ladder was not built in conformance with Appendix A which references American National Standards Institute (ANSI), A 14.4-1979 - Safety Requirements for Job-Made Ladders.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:     a)  On March 12, 2018, a job-made ladder used by employees to gain access to the deck did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the surface.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8130.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On March 12, 2018, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.  Skoczen Construction Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1220065, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1448 W. Chestnut St., Chicago, Illinois 60642.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8130.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a)  On or about March 12, 2018, the employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from tubular welded frame scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Skoczen Construction Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1220065, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on June 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1448 W. Chestnut St., Chicago, Illinois 60642.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11382.00 · Current $7840.00 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)  On March 12, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 24 feet to the ground while working in the hoist area.  Skoczen Construction 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 1220065, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on June 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1448 W. Chestnut St., Chicago, Illinois 60642.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2018-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(iii): Ties, guys, braces, or outriggers were not installed to prevent the tipping of supported scaffolds in all circumstances where an eccentric load, such as a cantilevered work platform, was applied or was transmitted to the scaffold:  a) On March 12, 2018, employees were working from cantilevered scaffold work platforms where ties, guys, braces or outriggers were not installed.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).