OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS, LLC

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:     Constructive Ideas, LLC had employees exposed to electrical, struck-by hazards, and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  Constructive Ideas, LLC had employees exposed to electrical, struck-by hazards, and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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:    Constructive Ideas, LLC had two employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head without head protection, while working under three employees at a higher work level, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee safety training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Constructive Ideas, LLC had two employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head without head protection, while working under three employees at a higher work level, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:         Constructive Ideas, LLC had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes from the use of a pneumatic gun without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:       Constructive Ideas, LLC had employees exposed electrical hazards from the use of extension cords for electrical power without the use of a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) or assured equipment grounding conductor program, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):      Constructive Ideas, LLC had three employees exposed to 9.5 ft. fall hazards without fall protection while roofing, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.