Inspection 341969954 OPENED DEC 7, 2016Closed
5 Blue Gill Drive, Greer, SC 29651 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected RK Builders LLC 3 times in South Carolina since 2010.
The latest one began on Dec 7, 2016 to follow up on an earlier case, in Greer.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $1,800 and still stand at $1,800.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and RK Builders LLC averages $1,500 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
South Carolina · latest 90 days of OSHA records
43employers cited
4 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 341468973 OPENED MAY 10, 2016Closed
5 Blue Gill Drive, Greer, SC 29651 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 9, 2016 (fatal): Employee crushed between collapsing roof trusses and is kill
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on May 9, 2016, an employee and 3 coworkers were building a three car garage attached to a single family residential house. Employee #1 was working up within the roof trusses, approximately 11 feet high, installing wood for future drywall work and a coworker was working at the other end of the house, also approximately 11 feet high up within the roof trusses. The roof trusses were 36 feet long, 10 feet, 10 inches high, and each weighed 333 pounds. The roof trusses had a single row of bracing on each side. The trusses shifted, causing all but seven (7) of the trusses to collapse. Employee #1 was crushed between collapsed roof trusses and was killed. killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1.12(A) |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 18, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 314078700 OPENED FEB 4, 2010Closed
1409 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC 29615 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements |
Serious | $150 | $150 | Mar 17, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $150 | $150 | Mar 17, 2010 | Closed |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2)
(2) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.
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.
Other framing contractors employers in South Carolina
- Protek Roofing LLC Quinby · 2 citations · $1,500
- Posas Welding LLC Graniteville · 2 citations · $1,500
- Queretaro Framing LLC Bluffton · 2 citations · $2,500
- Nails and Timber LLC Myrtle Beach · 2 citations · $3,000
- Gardner Hartnett Construction Inc Greenville · 4 citations · $1,350
- In Construction Spartanburg · 2 citations · $1,750
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