ILLIOPOLIS, IL —
OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE HOME SYSTEMS INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AFFORDABLE HOME SYSTEMS INC. in 210 PRAIRIE RUN STREET, ILLIOPOLIS, IL 62539 (NAICS 444110). OSHA activity number 345698898.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AFFORDABLE HOME SYSTEMS INC.
- Site address
- 210 PRAIRIE RUN STREET
- City
- ILLIOPOLIS
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62539
- Mailing
- 400 CURRY AVE, ILLIOPOLIS, IL 62539
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 444110
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $1,463 Reduced
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 December 20, 2021, and December 21, 2021, employees were exposed to overhead hazards without head protection and cave-in hazards, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois. The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1463
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 December 20, 2021, and December 21, 2021, employees were exposed to overhead hazards and cave-in hazards, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois. The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,243 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: On or about December 21, 2021, employees were exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, while removing a room from a trailer via a rough terrain forklift/telehandler, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1243
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 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: On or about December 18, 2021, and December 20, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards of 5.5 feet without cave-in protection, and the employer did not provide a means of egress which would require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel by the employees, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2175.5
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: On or about December 18, 2021, and December 20, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards of 5.5 feet without cave-in protection, and the employer did not have a competent person conduct daily inspections of the excavation and protective systems for potential employee safety hazards, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2175.5
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): On or about December 18, 2021, and December 20, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards of 5.5 feet without cave-in protection, on a residential construction site in Illiopolis, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345698898.
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