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B Kottke Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

4inspections
11citation items
$18,712current penalties
Mar 21, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected B Kottke Construction, LLC 4 times in Wisconsin since 2012.

The latest one began on Mar 21, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Fond Du Lac.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $32,806 and now stand at $18,712, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and B Kottke Construction, LLC averages $4,837 (3 cited inspections).

B Kottke Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Wisconsin · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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45 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 348126111 OPENED MAR 21, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2025

228 E 1st Street, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,316$1,658Apr 4, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(v) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0Apr 4, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$3,316$1,658Apr 4, 2025Final

Inspection 345483655 OPENED AUG 18, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Nov 20, 2023

N2227 Hwy 73, Wautoma, WI 54982 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$2,926$1,463Dec 22, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Repeat$5,852$2,926Dec 22, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Repeat$5,852$2,926Dec 22, 2021Final

Inspection 342977865 OPENED FEB 27, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2018

137 / 139 5th Street, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,772$1,940Mar 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,772$1,940Mar 14, 2018Final

Inspection 332427822 OPENED FEB 27, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jun 6, 2012

930 N Washington Street, Janesville, WI 53548 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,800$1,260Mar 6, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,200$2,940Mar 6, 2012Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11)

(11) Steep roofs. Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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