OSHA Inspection: MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,042 · Current $0 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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, 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

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 18.5 and 10.5 feet, while accessing the roof via extension ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:     On or about March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 18.5 and 10.5 feet, while accessing the roof via extension ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Savoy, 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.

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $0 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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to fall and overhead hazards, on a residential construction site in Savoy, 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.  MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ CHILEL WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1675448, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JULY 31, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 506 S. 4TH STREET, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61820.

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to fall and overhead hazards, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois and the employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.  MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ CHILEL WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1675448, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JULY 31, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 506 S. 4TH STREET, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61820.

Issued

Apr 26, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,646 · Current $0 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 March 28, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 18.5 and 10.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ CHILEL WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1675448, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JULY 31, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 506 S. 4TH STREET, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61820.