OSHA Inspection: HAASE CONSTRUCTION OF ILLINOIS, INC.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck safely:  a.  On or about April 12, 2022, at the above address, an employee was required to operate a powered industrial vehicle and had not been provided with training, including but not limited to formal instruction, practical training and an evaluation of the operators performance, thereby exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,500 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:   a.  On or about April 12, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. On or about April 12, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about April 12, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun and portable circular saw, did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a.  On or about April 12, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential carpentry operations, twenty (20) feet  eight (8) inches above the ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were  made without the manufacturer's written approval: Note:  If such modifications or changes were made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals should have been changed accordingly.  a.  On or about April 12, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer was using an unapproved attachment (a wooden job made box) on the forks of a power industrial vehicle/CaterpillarTH63 forklift to hoist two (2) employees to the roof of a new house, thereby exposing employees to fall and struck by hazards.