OSHA has inspected Bickers Construction, Inc. 5 times in Illinois since 1995.
The latest one began on Feb 13, 2017 on a referral, in Champaign.
Those inspections ended with 26 citation items: 23 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,771 and now stand at $9,525, 54% lower after settlements or reviews.
Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.405.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Bickers Construction, Inc. averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342104114 OPENED FEB 13, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 26, 2017
209 E. Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 10, 2017: Employee hits cable, falls from elevated work platform and
At 9:20 a.m. on February 10, 2017, an employee sets a window, on the southwest corner of a building, from a supported scaffold, lifted by a JLG, Rough Terrain Forklift. As the forklift operator, maneuvers the boom (backwards), three employees on the scaffold, then pass under a cable wire. While moving over a vehicle, the employee's head incidentally, contacts a cable wire resulting in a loss of balance. The employee fell from the scaffold 6 to 8 feet, landing head first against a parking block. The employee sustained fractures to his skull, contusions to his heart and lungs and is taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,071 | $3,000 | Mar 29, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 308574730 OPENED NOV 27, 2006Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 27, 2006
Mallard Way, Condo Building #2, Washington, IL 61571 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 10, 2017, Champaign: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee was setting windows on the first floor when he lost his balance, fell backward, and struck his head on a concrete parking block.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
