OSHA Inspection: ED HERSCHBERGER

Issued

Apr 7, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On February 18, 2016, Ed Herschberger dba Herschberger Builders was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:          Citation 1 Item 2.

Issued

Apr 7, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  On February 18, 2016, Ed Herschberger dba Herschberger Builders was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:          Citation 1 Item 1.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):    Ed Herschberger dba Herschberger Builders had employees exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 ft. without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:      Ed Herschberger dba Herschberger Builders had employees exposed fall heights in excess of 10 ft., while accessing and exiting the roof via extension ladders that did not extend at least 3 ft. above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.