OSHA Inspection: J WIEBER CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

Penalty

Initial $8276 · Current $0 Reduced

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 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall and overhead hazards, and the employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-22

Penalty

Initial $6620 · Current $4634 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 6, 2026, employees engaged in grain bin erection construction site in Morton, IL, were exposed to worksite hazards, including but not limited to personal protective equipment and fall protection, and the employer did not provide employees with safety training in the recognition and correction of those hazards.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

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, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to overhead hazards without head protection, while working under employees stationed at higher work levels, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

Penalty

Initial $6620 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards and utilizing a personal fall arrest system, and the attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

Penalty

Initial $11585 · Current $8110 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 15 feet without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 15 feet without fall protection, and the employer did not provide employees with fall protection training, in order for employees to recognize and eliminate fall hazards, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-15

Penalty

Initial $6620 · Current $4634 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  On or about May 6, 2026, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, while utilizing the top cap of a stepladder as a step, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.

Issued

2026-06-04

Abate by

2026-06-22

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 enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  On or about May 6, 2026, an employee was exposed to fall hazards, while utilizing the top cap of a stepladder as a step, and the employer did not provide ladder safety training to the employee, on a commercial construction site in Morton, Illinois.