OSHA Inspection: JOSE LUIS CASTELLANOS

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $2175.00 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 October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees' activities.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 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 October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $2175.00 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 October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide employee safety 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.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 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 was using eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  On or about October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3050.00 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):    On or about October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  On or about October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to 11.5 ft. fall hazards, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 ft. above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   On or about October 20, 2022, employees were exposed to 11.5 ft. fall hazards, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 ft. above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards related to ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate these hazards.