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KBS Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Bedford, New York · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
4citation items
$11,176current penalties
Feb 23, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected KBS Construction once in New York.

The inspection began on Feb 23, 2017 on a referral, in Bedford.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,176 and still stand at $11,176.

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 KBS Construction averages $11,176 (1 cited inspection).

KBS Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342127990 OPENED FEB 23, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2023

12 Colonel Thomas Lane, Bedford, NY 10506 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 23, 2017: Worker falls through skylight, incurs multiple fractures

At 10:30 a.m. on February 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working at a multiemployer construction site, a residential building. He was on the roof and installing roofing shingles. Employee #1 was instructed to clear some debris. As he removed the debris, he stepped over a skylight opening that was not properly protected. It was covered only with black paper. Employee #1 fell through the opening and into the house. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures, including a skull fracture and fractures to his shoulder, hand, and fingers.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,803$3,803May 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,803$3,803May 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$3,259$3,259May 22, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$311$311Feb 22, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii)

(ii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in New York

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