OSHA Inspection: KOMMANDER INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

2025-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the site: Employees were exposed to an approximate 25 foot fall hazard while walking on the wall to create a concrete mold, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

2025-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $3547.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph.   a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the site: Employees were exposed to an approximate 25 ft fall hazard while using a extension ladder on a scaffold to increase the working height.

Issued

2025-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the site: an employee was exposed to an approximate 12'-8'' fall hazard while descending the scaffolding using the structure, in that, scaffold training was not provided.  b) On or about April 28, 2025, at the site: an employees was exposed to an approximate 25 ft fall hazard while using a extension ladder on a scaffold to increase the working height, in that, scaffold training was not provided.

Issued

2025-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $3547.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the site: Employees were exposed to impalement hazards while constructing a wall in a building, in that concrete blocks with rebars were uncapped.

Issued

2025-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 28, 2025, at the site: the employer did not provide written fall protection training certificates for employees exposed to 25 foot fall hazards while walking on the wall.