OSHA Inspection: CHUPP CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about September 12, 2024, employees operated a rough terrain forklift, and the employer did not provide the employees with forklift operator training and evaluation prior to usage, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Abate by

Oct 10, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 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 September 12, 2024, employees were exposed to falls and forklift hazards, while performing framing operations, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.    The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, work procedures, and competent person oversight.

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 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 September 12, 2024, employees were exposed to falls and forklift hazards, while performing framing operations, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.    The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and regular safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):  The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork:      On or about September 12, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet while working from a supported scaffold, which was lifted by a rough terrain forklift, and the supported scaffold was not secured to the rough terrain forklift by a chain or some other secure method, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On or about September 12, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet while working from a supported scaffold, which was lifted by a rough terrain forklift, and the supported scaffold was not secured to the rough terrain forklift by a chain or some other secure method, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employees with scaffold training, in order to provide employees with the knowledge to recognize hazards associated with scaffold use and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 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 September 12, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, while performing framing operations, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Sep 25, 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 September 12, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, while performing framing operations, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide 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.