OSHA Inspection: S. K. CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Aug 19, 2021

Abate by

Sep 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,229 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, were not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  Employees were exposed to tripping hazards while working in and walking through piles containing rebar, scrap wood, broken and damaged cinderblocks, sheets of plastic, paper and other debris in the following areas:  (a) Outside near the scaffold. Employees must walk through piles of debris to access the scaffold.  (b) Inside the houses. Employees must walk through piles of debris to stairs and ladders leading to the roofs of the houses.  (c) On Stairways. Employees use stairways to access the roofs of the houses.  (d) On the roof. Employees working on the roof of the house installing stripping wood were observed stepping over wood scraps and 2x4s.

Issued

Aug 19, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii):Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:  Between the houses under construction: Scaffold placed on stacks of unstable wooden blocks, exposing employees working on the scaffolds to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

Aug 19, 2021

Abate by

Sep 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 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):  Front roof: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet while installing stripping wood on the second level of a single family home. Employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest system (harness) or guardrail system to protect against falls.