OSHA Inspection: PAUL WILL

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may benecessary to comply with this part.    Paul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to electrical and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): \r\n\r\nSuch programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, andequipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.\r\n\r\nPaul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to electrical and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site, who was competent in safety rules and requirements, in order to conduct frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions andthe regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    Paul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to electrical hazards, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):     No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric powercircuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock bydeenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.    Paul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to electrical hazards from an unprotected electrical service entry point on the roof, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.   The employer could have provided protection by one of the following:    a.	De-energizing the circuit or  b.	Guarding against employee contact by effective insulation.

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(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 provisionin paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it isinfeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets therequirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fallprotection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complieswith 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    Paul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to 8.5 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.

Issued

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fallhazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed inorder to minimize these hazards.\r\n\r\nPaul Will dba Paul Will Construction had employees exposed to 8.5 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Effingham, Illinois.    The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.