OSHA Inspection: MICHAEL VON BEHREN BUILDER, INC.

Issued

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $2274.00 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:    On or about March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to both eye and fall hazards, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and adequate employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 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 programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    On or about March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to eye and fall hazards, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $2274.00 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:    On or about March 12, 2019, an employee was exposed to eye hazards without eye protection, while using a pneumatic gun, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.  The employer did not provide adequate employee safety training in order to provide the employee 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

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:    On or about March 12, 2019, an employee was exposed to eye hazards without eye protection, while using a pneumatic gun, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.

Issued

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3182.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:     On or about March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet without fall protection, while working from scaffolding, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.

Issued

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 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 March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet without fall protection, while working from scaffolding, on a commercial construction site in Taylorville, Illinois.   The employer did not provide scaffold training.  This training would include:      a.         Nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards in the work area,  b.         Correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems used,  c.         Proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold,   d.         The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used,  e.         Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart, L  Scaffolds.