FAIRFIELD, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: THREEWITTS' CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THREEWITTS' CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in 9TH STREET, FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 334669983.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THREEWITTS' CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- 9TH STREET
- City
- FAIRFIELD
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62837
- Mailing
- 7553 STATE HIGHWAY 154, SESSER, IL 62884
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238120
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees On or about June 12, 2012, three employees were exposed to fall hazards while working in an elevated work platform, 12 feet high, on the forks of an Allis-Chalmers Model #706 material handling tractor. The platform was 16 feet wide. The width of the platform was greater than 10 inches past the load bearing tires on each side, which is the maximum width for a stable platform dimension. Among other methods, feasible abatement methods include: 1. Use a work platform that does not extend more than 10 inches on each side past the load bearing tires. 2. Use alternative means to elevate employees to working levels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.602 C01 VIII A
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A): The safety platform was not firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. Employees working in the sixteen feet wide work platform, on the forks of the Allis-Chalmers Model #706 rough terrain forklift, 12 feet high, which did not have any positive connections between the platform and the tractor forks. The platform was kept on the forks by the tilting of the forks, which were slid through the channels of the platform.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
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 334669983.
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