OSHA Inspection: BRENNEMAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 10, 2024

Abate by

May 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $7,606

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 May 2, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, and 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, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.     BRENNEMAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC 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 1687159, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 5017 ABBEY FIELDS DRIVE, LOT 152, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61822.

Issued

May 10, 2024

Abate by

May 21, 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 May 2, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, and the employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.          BRENNEMAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC 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 1687159, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 5017 ABBEY FIELDS DRIVE, LOT 152, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61822.

Issued

May 10, 2024

Abate by

May 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,646 · Current $10,646

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 May 2, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards between 10 and 12 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.          BRENNEMAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC 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 1687159, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 5a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 5017 ABBEY FIELDS DRIVE, LOT 152, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61822.

Issued

May 10, 2024

Abate by

May 21, 2024

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:  On or about May 2, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards between 10 and 12 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, in order to provide the employee 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.            BRENNEMAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1687159, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 5b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 5017 ABBEY FIELDS DRIVE, LOT 152, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61822.