OSHA Inspection: LAKEFORK CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2025-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $388.00 · Current $388.00

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 provide certification to OSHA that the cited violations issued on October 30, 2024, had been abated.

Issued

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

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, 2024, employees were exposed to eye and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Tuscola, 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

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 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 4, 2024, employees were exposed to eye and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the residential construction site.

Issued

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

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 4, 2024, employees were exposed to eye hazards from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee 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

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 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 used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  On or about October 4, 2024, employees were exposed to eye hazards from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4148.00 · Current $4148.00

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, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 and 9.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 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 4, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 and 9.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, 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

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

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 4, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2024-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 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 4, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, 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.