OSHA Inspection: NEXT LEVEL ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

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 February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall, overhead and electrical hazards and eye injuries, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, 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

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 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 or about February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall, overhead and electrical hazards and eye injuries, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv):  Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:   On or about February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to electrical hazards from an extension cord without strain relief, which was providing electrical power to an electrical saw, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

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 February 24, 2025, an employee was exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, while working under employees at higher work levels, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employee 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

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 2025

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 February 24, 2025, an employee was exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, while working under employees at higher work levels, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

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 February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to eye injuries without eye protection, while using pneumatic guns, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

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 February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 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 or about February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, 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

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a):  Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:   On or about February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8 feet, while accessing and exiting the 2nd story top-plate via a mobile scaffold 40.5 inches below, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 5, 2025

Abate by

Mar 14, 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 or about February 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8 feet, while accessing and exiting the 2nd story top-plate via a mobile scaffold 40.5 inches below, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards requiring the use of ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate theses hazards.