OSHA Inspection: JOHN KOMPERDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,894 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. On or about June 9, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without wearing eye protection while installing roof shingles.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $1,805 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a) On June 9, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, seventeen (17) feet above the ground, did not utilize a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $1,805 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 June 9, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twenty (20) nine (9) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  On or about June 9, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twenty (20) feet zero (0) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,412 · Current $1,090 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  a. On or about June 9, 2025, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface nor was it secured at the top, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Abate by

Oct 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 June 9, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.