SPRINGFIELD, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: K.J. KNOX CONTRACTORS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- K.J. KNOX CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 802 NORTH 7TH
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62702
- Mailing
- 104 W GREEN STREET, TALLULA, IL 62688
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331111146.
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