OSHA Inspection: KNOPP CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3729.00 · Current $2610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment were conducted by a competent person:  a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to ensure frequent and regular inspections of the job sites by a competent person, thereby exposing employees to injuries associated with hazards at a construction site.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(4):  The employer permitted an employee who was not qualified by training or experience to operate equipment and machinery.  a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to ensure employees were trained on the safe operation of a gas generator, thereby exposing employees to fire and respiratory hazards resulting in burns and inhalation injuries.  b)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to ensure employees were trained on the safe operation of hydraulic jacks, thereby exposing employees to crushed by and caught-in-between hazards resulting in fractured bones and head injuries.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to ensure employees were trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, in that employees were exposed to hazards associated with steel construction resulting in employee exposure to lacerations and eye injuries.  b)   On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to ensure employees were trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, in that employees were using a gas powered generator in a confined space, thereby exposing them to noxious fume hazards resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3729.00 · Current $2610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a):  The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there was an exposure to hazardous conditions:  a) On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to cut-by and eye hazards in that adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) was not provided to employees while working with steel.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes:  a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021, and at times prior to, the employer failed to provide the proper personal protective equipment to employees, in that employees were not provided eye protection, gloves that are made of leather or synthetic puncture-resistant material, and puncture-resistant sleeves, thereby exposing employees to hazards that could result in eye injuries and lacerations.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a):  Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021,  the employer failed to ensure all confined spaces were identified prior to employee entrance, thereby exposing employees to entrapment and inhalation hazards.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(e)(2)(iii):  Before an employee entered the space, the internal atmosphere wasn't tested, with a calibrated direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants, in that order.  Any employee who entered the space, or that employee's authorized representative, wasn't provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph:   a)  On the Northeast side of the property located at 618 W Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842, on or about August 11, 2021,  the employer failed to test the atmosphere of a confined space prior to entry, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.