CHARLESTON, IL —
OSHA Inspection: ED CARTER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ED CARTER CONSTRUCTION, INC. in CORNER OF 6TH AND LINCOLN AVENUE, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340107325.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ED CARTER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- CORNER OF 6TH AND LINCOLN AVENUE
- City
- CHARLESTON
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61920
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 195, CHARLESTON, IL 61920
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,760 · Current $850 Reduced
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: Ed Carter Construction, Inc. had an employee exposed to struck-by hazards on the head, while sweeping and performing ground work under employees at higher work levels, on a construction site in Charleston, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $850
- — Z (S) $1760
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $2,200 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: Ed Carter Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a construction site in Charleston, Illinois. Ed Carter Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number: 979440, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on August 6, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at corner of E. Alabama and N. Central Street, Casey, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $2200
- — Z (R) $4400
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $15,400 · Current $7,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: Ed Carter Construction, Inc. had employees exposed to approximate 20 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a construction site in Charleston, Illinois. Ed Carter Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number: 191109, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on March 20, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 901 Post Oak Road, Charleston, Illinois. Ed Carter Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number: 979440, citation number 2, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on August 06, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at corner of E. Alabama and N. Central Street, Casey, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $7700
- — Z (R) $15400
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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 340107325.
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