The OSHA report (June 6, 2012)

US home building is surging, but job growth isn’t

Published: May 9, 2013
Tags: Drywall, home building, homebuilders, housing market, National Association of Home Builders

The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help. And he would — if he could hire enough qualified people.

The OSHA report

Published: March 8, 2013
Tags: aerial lift, citation, Clear Lake, commercial, design, Dorchester, Drywall, electrical, excavation, fall protection, framing, Franklin, industrial, institutional, insulation, Janesville, Kotulski Drywall, ladder, Leon GTO Roofing & Siding LLC, Madison, Marawood Construction Services Inc., McHugh Excavating and Plumbing Inc., osha, Patriot Builders LLC, Racine, roofing, Roofing Specialist LLC, safety, scaffolding, settlement, siding, Stucco-1 LLC, Tek Roofing Co., training, truck, Whitehall, wiring

The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have received OSHA violations during work around the state.

The OSHA report

Published: February 22, 2013
Tags: Advanced Climate Control LLC, air conditioning, Alpine Construction LLC, Anderson-Ashton Inc., Applewood Drywall Service Inc., Burlington, citation, commercial, Crafts Inc., Drywall, eye protection, F&H Drywall LLC, face protection, fall protection, framing, Graff Masonry Inc., head protection, heating, Horicon, industrial truck, institutional, insulation, ladder, masonry, Nations Roof North LLC, New Berlin, osha, Paul Borntrager, Plumbing, Robert Coffey, Rochester, roofing, safety, scaffolding, Scherrer Construction Co. Inc., settlement, Sheboygan, Spring Green, stairway, training, Union Grove, Verona, Waunakee

The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have been issued OSHA citations during work around the state.

Judge approves settlements in Chinese drywall case

Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: Drywall, Knauf Plasterboard

A federal judge on Thursday approved five class-action settlements that call for a Chinese drywall manufacturer and others to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to repair homes damaged by the product, attorneys for thousands of Gulf Coast property owners said.

The OSHA report

Published: December 21, 2012
Tags: accident, aerial lift, Bay Custom Roofing and Siding Inc., Builder Services Group, C&E Construction, citation, commercial, communication line, Denmark, design, Drywall, Dub’s Construction and Concrete, dusts, Eagle River, electrical, equipment, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, Fond du Lac, fumes, gases, hazard communication, head protection, Howard, institutional, insulation, Kenosha, ladder, Madison, Masco Contractor Services, Michels Corp., mists, Oconomowoc, osha, power line, Ram Construction Services, respiratory protection, Rodriguez Exteriors LLC, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, sewer line Brownsville, Sheboygan, Suamico, The Rynders Companies Inc., Topside Roofing, training, vapors, Vision Telecommunications Inc., water line, Windsor, wiring

The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have been issued citations during work around the state.

Judge urged to approve Chinese drywall settlements

Published: November 14, 2012
Tags: Drywall, Knauf Plasterboard

Attorneys for thousands of Gulf Coast property owners urged a federal judge Tuesday to give his final approval to a proposed class-action settlement that calls for a Chinese drywall manufacturer to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to repair homes damaged by its product.

The OSHA report

Published: September 28, 2012
Tags: blood-borne pathogen, Burlington, C&I Vacuum Specialists LLC, citation, communication line, D&M Masonry LLC, Drywall, Eau Claire, electrical, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, Gary Brown Roofing and Siding Corp., Gethsemane Roofing, Hartford, head protection, industrial, insulation, JB Roofing & Construction Corp., Livingston, Madison, masonry, Michels Corp., Milwaukee, Nature Tech LLC, osha, overhead line, personal protective equipment, power distribution, power line, power transmission, Rodriguez Exteriors, Rodriguez Professional Roofing, roofing, safety, settlement, Stoughton, training, truck, Willis Bradley

The Daily Reporter’s weekly digest of companies that have been issued OSHA citations during work around the state.

Judge refuses to toss Chinese drywall claims

Published: September 6, 2012
Tags: Chinese drywall, Drywall, Taishan Gypsum

A federal judge in New Orleans has refused to dismiss claims from homeowners who say a Chinese drywall manufacturer’s product damaged their property.

The OSHA report

Published: June 15, 2012
Tags: Beaver Dam, Brown Deer, CBS Builders Inc., citation, crane, Dave Sabotnik, De Pere, Delafield, derrick, Dimensional Contractors LLC, Drywall, Eau Claire, electrical, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, Fond du Lac, framing, Franklin, Garcia Quality Roofing LLC, hand tool, head protection, Heartland Homes and Development of the Chippewa Valley Inc., Hellyer Custom Carpentry Inc., housing, industrial truck, inspection, insulation, James Fleming Carpentry Inc., JLCF Contractors Inc., Kos Konstruction Co., ladder, Lisbon, Luke MacLean Construction, Madison, Mayville, Middleton, Milwaukee, Oelke Construction Co. Inc., osha, Paul Crandall & Associates Inc., Pine Ridge Construction Co. Inc., power line, power tool, Prahl Roofing & Siding Co., precast concrete, Quest Building Corp., remodeling, residential, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, single family, Skyline Roof-En Co. LLC, Spancrete Inc., structural steel, Terlinden Roofing Inc., training, Trujillo Drywall LLC, Walworth, Waukesha, West Bend, wiring

The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.