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OSHA Inspection: UNIQUE HOMES & LUMBER, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNIQUE HOMES & LUMBER, INC. in 920 W. LINCOLN AVE., CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 330981788.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
920 W. LINCOLN AVE.
City
CHARLESTON
State
IL
ZIP
61920
Mailing
2402 S. 18TH ST, CHARLESTON, IL 61920
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236220
Employees
15
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 C01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Nov 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    An employee was required to wear a tight-fitting, half-face respirator when performing abrasive-blasting operations and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2100
  • — Z (S) $2100

1910.134 D01 I

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Nov 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i):     Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    An employee was required to wear a tight-fitting half-face respirator when performing abrasive-blasting operations and the employer did not have procedures for selecting respirators, based on the hazards associated with the work being performed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Nov 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    An employee was required to wear a tight-fitting, half-face respirator when performing abrasive-blasting operations and the employee had not been provided a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.134 F01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Nov 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):     The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    An employee was required to wear a tight-fitting, half-face respirator when performing abrasive-blasting operations and the employer did not assure that fit testing was performed prior to the use of the respirator.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.134 K01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Nov 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):     The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii)    An employee was required to wear a tight-fitting, half-face respirator when performing abrasive-blasting operations and the employer did not ensure that the employee was trained in the use and limitations of the respirator.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.57 F05 II

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 17, 2011
Abate by
Oct 24, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.57(f)(5)(ii):     Abrasive-blasting respirators were not worn by all abrasive-blasting operators:    An employee was performing abrasive-blasting operations and was not wearing an abrasive-blasting respirator.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2100

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 330981788.

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