OSHA Inspection: DALE DUITS

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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:    Dale Duits dba Duits Construction Co. had employees exposed to fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, 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

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:         Dale Duits dba Duits Construction Co. had employees exposed to fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 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):       Dale Duits dba Duits Construction Co. had employees exposed to 9.5 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     Dale Duits dba Duits Construction Co. had employees exposed to 9.5 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.