OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES DBA ARS OF ILLINOIS

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,375 Reduced

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:   a) On or about January 24, 2023, employees were exposed to head injury while working in a trench and around excavating equipment without protective helmets.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,376 · Current $6,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:   a) On or about January 24, 2023, while working in a trench, employees were not protected from the hazard of falling or rolling excavated material that was located along the top edge of the trench.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,376 · Current $6,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c):    a) On or about January 24, 2023, employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins while working in a trench having a depth of between 5 and 6 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,375 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:   a) On or about January 24, 2023, a portable extension ladder used for trench access and egress did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.