OSHA Inspection: TOMASZ KOLACZ DBA T.K. CONSTRUCTION PROS INC.

Issued

2025-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $2837.00

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 October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazard from falling tools, material and debris when working below employees performing roofing work.  The employees were not wearing hard hats.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

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) On October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees accessing the roof, lifting and moving materials a carpenter's scaffold to a roof, 24 feet above the ground, were not provided with guardrails, midrails, cross rails or other means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to falls.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) On October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing work on a residential home, approximately 27 feet above the ground below, were not secured to personal fall arrest systems or other means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $3547.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a) On October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used by employees to access and egress the carpenter's scaffold, measuring approximately 24 feet from ground to eve, was not extended to have the side rails extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.