RIVER FALLS, WI —
OSHA Inspection: GILKERSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GILKERSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 2973 THOMPSON DRIVE, RIVER FALLS, WI 54022 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 348163254.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GILKERSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 2973 THOMPSON DRIVE
- City
- RIVER FALLS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54022
- Mailing
- 713 68TH STREET, SOMERSET, WI 54025
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,128 · Current $1,490 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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, workers engaged in residential framing operations were exposed to overhead hazards, such as falling tools, materials, and trusses being moved/placed with the assistance of a crane, without protective helmets.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1489.6
- — Z (S) $2128
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, worker(s) were operating pneumatic nail gun(s) without the use of eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,256 · Current $2,979 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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, one or more methods of fall protection was not in place while workers performed residential framing activities on the top wall plates and trusses at a height approximately 9 feet 6 inches to 10 feet above ground level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2979.2
- — Z (S) $4256
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2025
- 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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, workers exposed to fall hazards were not adequately trained to recognize fall hazards and/or the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,256 · Current $2,979 Reduced
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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, the side rails of two Keller KPRO Model 976 6-foot fiberglass step ladders placed at ground level and used by workers to access top wall plates and trusses at a height approximately 9 feet 6 inches to 10 feet above ground level, did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2979.2
- — Z (S) $4256
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: (a) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, the top caps of two Keller KPRO Model 976 6-foot fiberglass step ladders were used by workers as stepping surfaces to reach elevated work areas and to access/egress the top wall plate and trusses.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 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 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) Residential structure, various locations; On or about April 4, 2025, training was not provided to inform workers how to properly set up, use, and inspect step ladders before they were used to access elevated work areas as part of residential framing activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348163254.
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