OSHA Inspection: BRIAN ARTHURS DBA HILLTOWN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2025-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $478.00 · Current $478.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about December 23, 2025, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date 01001a10/27/2025 01001b10/27/2025 0300110/27/2025 0300210/27/2025

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $4256.00

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:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part, which included, but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to hazards associated with residential construction operations.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards associated with residential construction operations, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3405.00 · Current $3405.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below residential framing carpentry operations were not wearing hard hats, thereby exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5107.00 · Current $5107.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite,  employees were working from an elevated platform that was not at least 18 inches wide, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5107.00 · Current $5107.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the stairway used to access the second level was not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge, thereby exposing the employees to slips, trips, and falls.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3405.00 · Current $3405.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to gain the upper level was not extended at least three (3) above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $39723.00 · Current $39723.00

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):  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential framing carpentry operations, twenty (20) feet two (2) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  b.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential framing carpentry operations, eight (8) feet five (5) inches above the lower level ceiling joists, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8513.00 · Current $8513.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to ensure that powered industrial vehicle operators were adequately trained to operate the Genie GTH-644 Telehandler safely as demonstrated by the successful completion of a training and evaluation program.  Hilltown Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1602764, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 1907 Santo Dr. in New Lenox, Illinois.

Issued

2025-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8513.00 · Current $8513.00

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:  a.  On or about June 2, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential framing carpentry operations had not been provided with fall protection training, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Hilltown Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1602764, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 1907 Santo Dr. in New Lenox, Illinois.