OSHA Inspection: WINGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $660 · Current $660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On February 2, 2012, Wingle Construction, Inc., was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 1a,   b.	Citation 1 Item 1b,   c.	Citation 1 Item 2a,   d.	Citation 1 Item 2b,   e.	Citation 1 Item 2b,   f.	Citation 1 Item 3a, and   g.	Citation 1 Item 3b.

Issued

May 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $660 · Current $660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement was complete for any serious violation for which the Agency indicated in the citation that such abatement documentation was required:     On February 2, 2012, Wingle Construction, Inc., was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 4a, and   b.	Citation 1 Item 4b.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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 be necessary to comply with this part.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to fall hazards and struck-by hazards in the eyes, on a construction site in Champaign, 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

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to fall hazards and struck-by hazards in the eyes, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.   The employer did not provide employee safety 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

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under1926.502(e).    Wingle Construction, Inc. had an employee exposed to fall hazards on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer had an employee working from a JLG at heights greater than 10 ft. without a body belt and lanyard attached to the boom or basket of the JLG.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.      Wingle Construction, Inc. had an employee exposed to fall hazards on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer had an employee working from a JLG at heights greater than 10 ft. without a body belt and lanyard attached to the boom or basket of the JLG. The employer did not provide scaffold training.  This training would include:    a.	Nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards in the work area,  b.	Correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems used,  c.	Proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold,   d.	The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used,  e.	Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart, L  Scaffolds.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     "Steep roofs." Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employee exposed to 22 ft., 8 in. fall hazards without fall protection, while performing roofing work, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

Feb 2, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    Wingle Construction, Inc. had employee exposed to 22 ft., 8 in. fall hazards without fall protection, while performing roofing work, on a construction site in Champaign, 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.