OSHA Inspection: FRAMING CONSTRUCTION F & K LLC

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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 June 18, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, and 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, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

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 June 18, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries, and the employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to eye injuries without eye protection, while cutting plywood with a circular saw, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee safety 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

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to eye injuries without eye protection, while cutting plywood with a circular saw, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, in order to provide the employee 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

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via a stepladder that was 4 feet below the roof, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Aug 6, 2024

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 June 18, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via a stepladder that was 4 feet below the roof, on a residential construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.    The employer did not provide construction safety training to the employee, in order to provide the employee with 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 theses hazards.