OSHA Inspection: KILCON CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a. On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to keep a written certification record of training regarding the operation of a Lull International 644D-34 Highlander Serial Number 00AL25W24-1194.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Oct 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a. On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part, which included, but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Oct 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included, but were not limited to, the hazards associated with residential construction.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Oct 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Oct 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a.  On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed job site, an employee was not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, hazards associated with the improper use of a self supporting-ladder.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Aug 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a. On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the unfinished 1st floor, under a worker performing residential carpentry operations on the unfinished 2nd floor, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Aug 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,700 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 or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee engaged in residential framing operations was not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately eleven (11) feet above the ground.

Issued

Aug 2, 2023

Abate by

Aug 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:  a. On or about May 17, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing residential framing operations from the 6th rung of an eight (8) foot self-supporting ladder which was leaned against a wall of the structure, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.