SORENTO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: RAILROAD CONTROL LIMITED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RAILROAD CONTROL LIMITED in RAILROAD TRACK AREA, SORENTO, IL 62086 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339153033.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAILROAD CONTROL LIMITED
- Site address
- RAILROAD TRACK AREA
- City
- SORENTO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62086
- Mailing
- 7471 BENBROOK PARKWAY, BENBROOK, TX 76116
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: An employee working in a 5 foot 6 inch deep excavation was not provided with cave-in protection and the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to prevent such hazards from existing.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3600
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $2,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: An employee working in a 5 foot 6 inch deep excavation was not provided with cave-in protection and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to provide for initial inspections of an approximately 10 foot long by 6 foot wide and 5 foot 6 inch deep trench by a competent person in accordance with the OSHA regulations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2520
- · Z (S) $0
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: An employee working in a 5 foot 6 inch deep excavation were not provided with cave-in protection and the employer did not instruct employees to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with the OSHA regulations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $5400
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $3,780
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal): Employees were working in an approximately 5 foot 6 inch deep excavation were exposed to cave-in hazards and the exposed employees were not protected by an adequate protective system. The excavation was sloped at an angle of approximatley 61 degrees measured from the horizontal.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3780
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339153033.
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