OSHA Inspection: ELMER MILLER

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $600 Reduced

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.    Elmer Miller dba Miller Building Systems, LLC had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection while working under employees at a higher work level, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    Elmer Miller dba Miller Building Systems, LLC had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection while working under employees at a higher work level, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced

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.    Elmer Miller dba Miller Building Systems, LLC had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes without safety glasses while using pneumatic gun and circular saw, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.     ELMER MILLER DBA MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD: 29 CFR 1926.102(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312886203, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2B, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON APRIL 24, 2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.    ELMER MILLER DBA MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD: 29 CFR 1926.102(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312888498, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 10/28/2009 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 112 GENTIAN STREET, SAVOY, ILLINOIS, 61874.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):  Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.    Elmer Miller dba Miller Building Systems, LLC had an employee exposed to fall hazards, while working from a supported scaffold lifted by a rough terrain forklift, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.   The employer did not secure the supported scaffold to the rough terrain forklift by a chain or some other secure method.    ELMER MILLER DBA MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD: 29 CFR 1926.451(C)(2)(V) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312886203, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1B AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 04/24/2009 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2312 SAVANNA DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $7,700 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 provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements 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 fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    Elmer Miller dba Miller Building Systems, LLC had employees exposed to 10 ft., 10 in. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.      ELMER MILLER DBA MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD: 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(13) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312886203, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3A, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON APRIL 24, 2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.    ELMER MILLER DBA MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD: 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(13) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312888498, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 10/28/2009 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 112 GENTIAN STREET, SAVOY, ILLINOIS, 61874.