OSHA Inspection: STEINMEYER ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Mar 10, 2025

Abate by

Apr 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

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 January 06, 2025, had been abated.

Issued

Mar 10, 2025

Abate by

Apr 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

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 provide documentation of abatement to OSHA that the cited Repeat and other violations issued on January 06, 2025, had been abated.

Issued

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  On December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, 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.

Issued

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.   The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, 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

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, in order to provide him 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

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   On December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended to the roof eave, 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

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $7,606

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.     STEINMEYER CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1727291, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 9, 2024, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 70 EAST AIRPORT ROAD, LOT #3 COTTAGES, SAVOY, ILLINOIS 61874.

Issued

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $26,616 · Current $26,616

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  STEINMEYER ROOFING, INC. 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 1749994, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 6, 2024, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 309, 507 HARPERS FERRY, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822.    STEINMEYER CONSTRUCTION INC. 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 1727291, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 9, 2024, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 70 EAST AIRPORT ROAD, LOT #3 COTTAGES, SAVOY, ILLINOIS 61874.

Issued

Jan 6, 2025

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $19,015 · Current $19,015

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 December 19, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11.5 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended to the roof eave, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  STEINMEYER ROOFING, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1749994, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 6, 2024, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 309, 507 HARPERS FERRY, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822.    STEINMEYER CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1727291, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 9, 2024, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 70 EAST AIRPORT ROAD, LOT #3 COTTAGES, SAVOY, ILLINOIS 61874.