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Koster Roofing Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Frankfort, Illinois · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

3inspections
11citation items
$25,349current penalties
Jul 26, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Koster Roofing Co. 3 times in Illinois since 2021.

The latest one began on Jul 26, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Oak Forest; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 4 serious, 3 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $47,900 and now stand at $25,349, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection training in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.503.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Koster Roofing Co. averages $8,450 (3 cited inspections).

Koster Roofing Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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147 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 347646291 OPENED JUL 26, 2024Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Open

15732 Arroyo Dr., Oak Forest, IL 60452 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$3,042$1,525Dec 4, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Repeat$26,616$13,565Dec 4, 2024Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Repeat$380$190Dec 4, 2024Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$438$220Feb 20, 2025Final

Inspection 347022188 OPENED OCT 10, 2023Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

7600 Stonecrop Ln., Joliet, IL 60431 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$3,349$1,910Oct 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$0$0Oct 31, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Repeat$9,375$5,090Oct 31, 2023Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 31, 2023Final

Inspection 345661755 OPENED NOV 30, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2022

20609 S. Frankfort Square Rd., Frankfort, IL 60423 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,351$2,500Feb 4, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 4, 2022Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$349$349Apr 19, 2022Final

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 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

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 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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