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K Squared Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Duluth, Minnesota · Siding Contractors · NAICS 238170

1inspections
5citation items
$998current penalties
Mar 12, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected K Squared Construction LLC once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on Mar 12, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Duluth.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,425 and now stand at $998, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and K Squared Construction LLC averages $998 (1 cited inspection).

K Squared Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317977205 OPENED MAR 12, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Apr 7, 2015

4010 W 6th St, Duluth, MN 55807 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$150$105Mar 17, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$450$315Mar 17, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$450$315Mar 17, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$375$262Mar 17, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 17, 2015Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)

(2) Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1) (i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

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