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OSHA Inspection: K.J. KNOX CONTRACTORS

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of K.J. KNOX CONTRACTORS in 802 NORTH 7TH, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 331111146.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
802 NORTH 7TH
City
SPRINGFIELD
State
IL
ZIP
62702
Mailing
104 W GREEN STREET, TALLULA, IL 62688
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238130
Employees
14
Ownership type
Private (A)

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 23, 2012
Abate by
Mar 1, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,400 · Current $500 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.100(a):     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       Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck in the head by falling materials and tools and the employee was not required to wear a hard hat.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $500
  • · C (S) $2400
  • · Z (S) $2400

1926.102 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 23, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    Employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to install fascia board and did not have safety glasses on while operating the pneumatic nail gun.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $3000
  • · Z (S) $3000

1926.452 W02

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 23, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2):     Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:    An employee was exposed to falling up to approximately 8 feet while the scaffold was being used to stand on the top plank to install fascia board and the caster wheels where not locked.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $2400
  • · Z (S) $2400

1926.454 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 23, 2012
Abate by
Mar 1, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed 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:    An employee was working from a mobile scaffold installing fascia board and the employer had not provided training to the employees on the hazards associated with working off of the scaffolding and procedures to minimize those hazards.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1926.501 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 23, 2012
Abate by
Mar 1, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet to the ground below while installing fascia board and no fall protection was being used.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $3600
  • · Z (S) $3600

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