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OSHA Inspection: STEVE WELCH DBA WELCH CUSTOM HOMES

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of STEVE WELCH DBA WELCH CUSTOM HOMES in 1042-1044 BRISTLECONE DRIVE, NORMAL, IL 61761 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 348185117.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1042-1044 BRISTLECONE DRIVE
City
NORMAL
State
IL
ZIP
61761
Mailing
505 N. E. STREET, WAYNESVILLE, IL 61778
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238130
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.20 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2025
Abate by
Apr 28, 2025
Penalty
Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837
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 April 16, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Normal, Illinois. The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.
Recent events (3)
  • · A (S) $2837
  • · I (S) $1700
  • · Z (S) $2837

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2025
Abate by
Apr 28, 2025
Penalty
Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256
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 April 16, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than 8 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Normal, Illinois.
Recent events (3)
  • · A (S) $4256
  • · I (S) $2500
  • · Z (S) $4256

1926.1051 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2025
Abate by
Apr 28, 2025
Penalty
Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837
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 April 16, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than 8 feet, while accessing and exiting the top-plate via a 6-foot stepladder that was more than 19 inches below the top-plate, on a residential construction site in Normal, Illinois.
Recent events (3)
  • · A (S) $2837
  • · I (S) $1700
  • · Z (S) $2837

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348185117.

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