OSHA Inspection: JKFC BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Abate by

Jun 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $2,128

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.50(d)(1):  First aid supplies were not accessible to the employees at the site:  a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, the employer did not provide first aid kit supplies to the employees working at the site exposing employees to blood from injured employees and/or infection due to the lack of required supplies.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Abate by

Jun 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, employees did not have or use eye/face protection while operating a pneumatic air tools' during construction activities exposing employees to wood and metal particles when using pneumatic air equipment.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Abate by

Jun 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:   a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, employees were conducting framing operations with no portable fire extinguishers, exposing employees to hazards including but not limited to burns and smoke inhalation.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:   a): Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards when a flexible cord they were using was damaged exposing the inner electrical conductors.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

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) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, CSHO observed employees performing framing work on a single family multi story home at a height of approximately 14 feet above the ground level without any means of fall protection exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Abate by

Jun 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, the employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard to properly recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain 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.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, employees used ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the upper levels of a roof, approximately 14 feet above the ground, exposing them to falls.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(17): Fixed ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, or corroded components, were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, CSHO viewed employees using a ladder with a broken foot/leg  to access the upper areas of the home to install trusses /supports to a newly built home exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 20, 2025

Abate by

Jun 16, 2025

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a) Lot 23 of the Osprey Point development in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971: On or about February 5, 2025, the employer failed to provide training to employees working on or with various types of ladders to access elevated surfaces exposing employees to fall hazards.