OSHA Inspection: RANDY GOFF

Issued

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $1,774 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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Champaign, 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

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $0 Reduced

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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injuries from the use of a pneumatic gun without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Champaign, 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

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injuries from the use of a pneumatic gun without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,482 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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, 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

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $1,774 Reduced

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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that extended one foot above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

May 14, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 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 May 5, 2025, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended one foot above the upper landing surface, on a residential construction site in Champaign, Illinois. The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, in order to provide 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.