The OSHA report

By: Chris Thompson September 10, 2010 9:39 am

OSHA reports

• Burg’s Rainguard Services LLC, Kiel, must pay two scaffolding citations, totaling $600, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations June 30 during a siding job in Kiel.

• Vilchis Roofing, Menasha, must pay a $750 fall-protection citation and a $450 ladders citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations June 11 during a roofing job at 12 Greves Court, Appleton.

• Germantown Iron & Steel Corp., Jackson, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 10 to reduce two aerial-lifts citations, totaling $5,000, to $2,500. The company was issued the citations Aug. 2 during a structural-steel erection job at 5045 W. Grand Market Drive, Grand Chute.

• Advanced Roofing and Siding Specialists LLC, Green Bay, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 12 to reduce a $4,000 fall-protection citation to $2,000. The company was issued the citation Aug. 2 during a roofing job at 1035 Happy Lane, Sheboygan Falls.

• Travis Markiewicz Construction LLC, Oconto Falls, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 13 to reduce a $2,000 eye-and-face-protection citation to $600 and to pay an $800 fall-protection citation. The company was issued the citations July 8 during a framing job at 2332 E. Plank Road, Appleton.

• Mr. Builder, Manitowoc, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 16 to reduce a $600 fall-protection citation to $420. The company was issued the citation Aug. 4 during a single-family housing job at 3456 Expo Drive, Manitowoc.

• The OCI Group LLC, Stoughton, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 20 to reduce a $3,000 fall-protection citation to $1,800 and a $1,200 ladders citation to $720. The company was issued the citations Aug. 6 during a framing job in Verona.

• Nieman Central Wisconsin Roofing Co. Inc., Lyndon Station, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 20 to reduce an $800 powered-industrial-trucks citation to $480, an $800 head-protection citation to $480 and a $4,000 fall-protection citation to $2,400. The company was issued the citations Aug. 6 during a roofing job at 105 W. Douglas St., Barneveld.

• Tielens Construction Inc., Luxemburg, paid a $300 fall-protection citation Aug. 20. The company was issued the citation Aug. 9 during a single-family housing job at 6344 Highway 57, Baileys Harbor.

• 3-D Specialty Contracting, Saint Cloud, Minn., reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 24 to reduce a $750 eye-and-face-protection citation to $375 and a $750 hand-and-power-tools citation to $375. The company was issued the citations Aug. 2 during a finishing job in Ashland.

• Zappa Bros. Excavating Inc., Hudson, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 25 to dismiss two specific-excavation-requirements citations, totaling $1,350. The company was issued the citations Aug. 9 during an excavation job at 629 Sixth St. N., Hudson.

• Cornerstone Construction Co. Inc., Pleasant Prairie, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 26 to reduce a $1,050 fall-protection citation to $500 and a $1,050 fall-protection-training citation to $0. The company and OSHA also agreed to dismiss a $1,050 fall-protection citation and a $1,050 fall-protection-training citation. The company was issued the citations Aug. 10 during a framing job at 7308 60th St., Kenosha.

• Berg’s Bobcat Service, Colfax, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 26 to reduce a $750 safety-training-and-education citation to $525, a $750 head-protection citation to $525 and a $750 requirements-for-excavation-protective-systems citation to $525. The company was issued the citations Aug. 9 during a water- and sewer-line job at E202 Highway E Menomonie St., Elk Mound.

• Altmann Construction Co. Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 26 to reduce a $1,575 self-propelled-elevating-work-platform citation to $1,000 and a $900 electrical-wiring-methods citation to $0. The company was issued the citations Aug. 2 during a nonresidential building job in Appleton.

• Karl Kimmes Well & Pump Inc., Two Rivers, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 30 to reduce a $1,500 specific-excavation-requirements citation to $1,000. The company and OSHA also agreed to dismiss a $1,500 eye-and-face-protection citation and a $600 electrical-wiring-design-and-protection citation. The company was issued the citations Aug. 4 during a water well drilling job in Manitowoc.

• Operation Fresh Start Inc., Madison, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 31 to reduce a $900 ladders citation to $500 and three scaffolding citations, totaling $15,000, to $7,000. The company and OSHA also agreed to dismiss two scaffolding citations, totaling $12,000. The company was issued the citations Aug. 9 during a residential remodeling job at 5028 Camden Road, Madison.

• Park Avenue Development Inc., Grafton, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 2 to reduce a $600 fall-protection citation to $420 and a $600 fall-protection-training citation to $420. The company was issued the citations June 17 during a roofing job at 748 Greig Trail, Stoughton.

• Flatwater Construction Inc., Oak Brook, Ill., reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 3 to reduce a $600 scaffolding citation to $420 and a $750 fall-protection citation to $525. The company was issued the citations Aug. 9 during a roofing job at 916 Lake Shore Drive W., Ashland.

• Mike Blindauer Sheet Metal & Roofing Inc., Green Bay, paid a $1,600 fall-protection citation Sept. 7. The company was issued the citation July 28 during a roofing job at 825 Potts Ave., Green Bay.

• Integrity Environmental Services Inc., Waukesha, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 10 to dismiss a $750 fall-protection citation. The company was issued the citation May 12 during a remediation job in Milwaukee.

PREVIOUS OSHA REPORTS FROM THE DAILY REPORTER

The OSHA report from Sept. 3, 2010

The OSHA report from Aug. 27, 2010

The OSHA report from Aug. 20, 2010

The OSHA report from Aug. 13, 2010

The OSHA report from Aug. 6, 2010

The OSHA report from July 30, 2010

The OSHA report from July 26, 2010

The OSHA report from July 16, 2010

The OSHA report from July 9, 2010

The OSHA report from July 2, 2010

The OSHA report from June 25, 2010