OSHA Inspection: E&E CONTRACTOR INC.

Issued

Dec 18, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   The employer did not submit certification that abatement is complete, including the date and method of abatement, for each citation that required it and was issued on October 30, 2023.

Issued

Dec 18, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.   The employer did not submit documentation that abatement is complete, including proof of abatement, for each citation that required it and was issued on October 30, 2023.

Issued

Oct 30, 2023

Abate by

Nov 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

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 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Decatur, 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

Oct 30, 2023

Abate by

Nov 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Decatur, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

Oct 30, 2023

Abate by

Nov 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

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 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Decatur, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

Oct 30, 2023

Abate by

Nov 8, 2023

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 who might be exposed to fall hazards:   On or about October 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Decatur, 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.