OSHA Inspection: OLD BLUE ILLINOIS, INC.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $4250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold because the working level was not fully planked. The employees working from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13'-6" to the floor below.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold because of the lack of fall protection.  The employees working from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13'-6" to the floor below.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold because the employer has not provided training to the employees on the hazards associated with working from the scaffold and the procedures to minimize those hazards.  The employees working from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of 13'-6" to the floor below.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:      On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold because the scaffold had not been erected under the supervision of a competent person.  The employees working from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13'-6" to the floor below.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:     On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from the tubular welded frame scaffold because the employer had not provided training to the employees on the nature of scaffold hazards, correct procedures for erecting the scaffold, the design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity, and the intended use of the scaffold.  The employees working from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of 13'-6" to the floor below.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $4250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11'-3" to the floor below because of the lack of a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 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:  On or about September 8, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11'-3" above the floor below without fall protection and the employer did not have a training program for providing training to the employees.