OSHA Inspection: KRYSIEK YOWALKOWSKI DBA KRZYSZTOF KOWALKOWSKI DBA CHRIS CARPENTRY CO.

Issued

Mar 26, 2025

Abate by

Apr 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about March 26, 2025, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date 0300102/18/2025

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,042 · Current $3,042

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold:   a.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee erecting a scaffold was not provided with a safe means of access, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,563 · Current $4,563

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:  a.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite,  the employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility of providing fall protection to an employee erecting a scaffold, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,563 · Current $4,563

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 October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee climbed and worked, approximately seven (7) feet above ground, from a portable A-Frame ladder that was closed and leaned against the structure, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $15,210 · Current $15,210

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 October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below residential framing carpentry operations were not wearing hard hats, thereby exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.  Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1591574, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 28, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Leanda Ln. in South Barrington, Illinois.  Kryzsztof Kowalkowski dba Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1563270, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 22, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 513 Porter St. in Lemont, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $19,015 · Current $19,015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns were not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with eye injuries.  b.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a portable powered circular saw was not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with eye injuries.  Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1651472, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on June 14, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 8300 W. 111th St. in Palos Hills, Illinois.  Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1591574, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on September 28, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Leanda Ln. in South Barrington, Illinois.  Kryzsztof Kowalkowski dba Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1563270, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on February 22, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 513 Porter St. in Lemont, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $22,816 · Current $22,816

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 October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing carpentry  operations, twelve (12) feet four (4) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  b.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing carpentry  operations, eleven (11) feet four (4) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1651472, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on June 14, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 8300 W. 111th St. in Palos Hills, Illinois.  Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1591574, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on September 28, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Leanda Ln. in South Barrington, Illinois.  Kryzsztof Kowalkowski dba Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1563270, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 22, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 513 Porter St. in Lemont, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $259 · Current $259

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1):The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a.  On or about October 9, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing carpentry operations had received fall protection training; however, the employer failed to verify the training by preparing a written certification of training record.  Kryzsztof Kowalkowski dba Chris Carpentry Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1563270, citation number 3, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 22, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 513 Porter St. in Lemont, Illinois.