OSHA Inspection: ZBIGNIEW KRUCZAK DBA ZBIGNIEW KRUCZAK CONSTRUCTION DBA ZBKR CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 28, 2025

Abate by

Nov 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $0 Reduced

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 April 28, 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                01                                                                        001a                                                 4/04/2025                01                                                                        001b                                                 4/04/2025                02                                                                         002                                                   4/04/2025

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Abate by

Nov 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $1,500 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 February 24, 2025, 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 associated with residential construction operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Abate by

Nov 7, 2025

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 February 24, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards associated with residential construction operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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 February 24, 2025, 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.

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,923 · Current $4,675 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 February 24, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential framing carpentry operations, sixteen (16) feet one (1) inch above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  b.  On or about February 24, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential framing carpentry operations, fifteen (15) feet nine (9) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  Zbigniew Kruczak dba Zbigniew Kruczak Construction 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 1454683, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on March 3, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 719 S. Park Ave. in Hinsdale, Illinois.

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Abate by

Nov 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,803 · Current $3,125 Reduced

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 February 24, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing carpentry operations had not been provided with fall protection training, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  Zbigniew Kruczak dba Zbigniew Kruczak Construction 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 1454683, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on March 3, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 719 S. Park Ave. in Hinsdale, Illinois.