ALTAMONT, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: KIEFFER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KIEFFER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in 3RD AND DIVISION STREET, ALTAMONT, IL 62411 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344193958.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KIEFFER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- 3RD AND DIVISION STREET
- City
- ALTAMONT
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62411
- Mailing
- 933 WEST 3RD STREET, MOUNT CARMEL, IL 62863
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,723 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: On or about 07/23/2019 at the corner of 3rd and Division Street, in Altamont, IL, during trenching and excavating efforts to install new sewer lines, protection was not provided to employees by placing and keeping excavated materials at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4722.9
- · Z (S) $6747
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,723 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems: On or about 07/23/2019 at the corner of 3rd and Division Street, in Altamont, IL, prior to trenching and excavating efforts to install new sewer lines, an inspection was not conducted by a competent person to prevent employees from exposure to recognizable hazards such as potential cave-in and materials or equipment falling or rolling into the trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4722.9
- · Z (S) $6747
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $6,612 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation (trench) was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): On or about 07/23/2019 at the corner of 3rd and Division Street, in Altamont, IL, during trenching and excavating efforts to install new sewer lines, cave-in protection was not provided to employees observed in the trench by way of sloping, benching and/or other engineering controls such as an appropriate trench box.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6612.2
- · Z (S) $9446
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344193958.
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