OSHA Inspection: J. K. CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

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:  a) East Wall - the employer did not provide a written certification to OSHA that the abatement was complete on or about July 13, 2023

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) East Wall - Employees working from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet in that the scaffold was not fully planked, on or about March 20, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:  a) East Wall - Employees working from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet in that several footings were not installed with base plates while those that were showed signs of settling, on or about March 20, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) East Wall - Employees working from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet in that they were not provided with fall protection, on or about March 20, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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) East Wall - Employees working from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet in that they were not trained on working from a scaffold by a qualified person, on or about March 20, 2023.   Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  a) Building Interior - An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet  in that they were working near a wall opening and were not protected by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system, on or about March 20, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jun 30, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) Site Wide - Employees working from a scaffold and near interior wall openings were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixteen and a half (16.5) feet while not first being trained on fall hazards, on or about March 20, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.