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Kern Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Holmes Beach, Florida · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

2inspections
7citation items
$10,038current penalties
Jun 23, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Kern Construction, Inc. 2 times in Florida since 2007.

The latest one began on Jun 23, 2020 on a referral, in Holmes Beach.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,346 and now stand at $10,038, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Kern Construction, Inc. averages $6,100 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Kern Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344801170 OPENED JUN 23, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Aug 14, 2020

109 Aqua Lane, Holmes Beach, FL 34217 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 18, 2020: Employee falls and injures head and fractures ribs

At 10:30 a.m. on June 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a residential remodeling contractor. Employee #1 was removing screws from a piece of plywood. Employee #1 fell 9-feet to the ground level. Employee suffered severe head injuries and rib fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$4,048$3,050Jul 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,048$3,050Jul 28, 2020Final

Inspection 310829742 OPENED JUN 13, 2007Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jul 31, 2007

506 65th St., Holmes Beach, FL 34217 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$750$562Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$750$562Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$1,500$1,125Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$750$562Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,125Jul 17, 2007Closed

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jun 18, 2020, Holmes Beach: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was removing a screw while standing on a walk board when the walk board shifted, causing the employee to lose balance and fall 6 to 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered lacerations to the head/face and fractures to the ribs and hand.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)

(b) Scaffold platform construction. (1) Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

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 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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