OSHA Inspection: VILLAGE SEWER & PLUMBING, INC. DBA ELK GROVE VILLAGE SEWER & PLUMBING, INC.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,001 · Current $3,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employee(s) were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On August 14, 2019, employees without hard hats were exposed to struck-by hazards while working in an unprotected trench, below employees performing trenching and excavation work.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Abate by

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,334 · Current $2,163 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    a) On August 14, 2019, employees were not provided with a safe means of egress when working in a trench approximately 5.5 feet in depth, thereby exposing employees to slip, trip and fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,001 · Current $3,250 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:    a) On August 14, 2019, excavated soil was placed at the edge of the trench, exposing employees working in the trench to materials falling or rolling into the trench.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Abate by

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,334 · Current $2,163 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a) On August 14, 2019, employees were not provided with a safe point of access where there was a break in elevation of approximately three (3) feet between the bottom of the crawl space entrance and the basement floor.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Abate by

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,002 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    a) On August 14, 2019, employees were not adequately protected from the hazard of cave-ins while working in a trench that measured approximately 5.5 feet in depth.    Village Sewer & Plumbing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1279611, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 720-718 Dempster St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056.

Issued

Oct 4, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before beginning work at the site, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work:  a) On or about August 14, 2019, the employer required employees to hand dig a trench inside a residential crawl space and the employer did not identify the crawl space as a confined space.