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Covington Compactor Services, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Forrest, Illinois · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
4citation items
$3,148current penalties
Dec 8, 2021last inspection

Covington Compactor Services, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Illinois.

OSHA opened it on Dec 8, 2021 on a referral, in Forrest.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,837 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,148, down 54%.

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Covington Compactor Services, LLC averages $3,148 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Covington Compactor Services, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345679419 OPENED DEC 8, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2022

342 E Wabash Ave, Forrest, IL 61741 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 2, 2021: Employee injures head in fall from ladder

At 1:30 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was working from a stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete surface. The employee was hospitalized to treat head injuries and loss of consciousness.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$2,486$1,153Feb 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$0$0Feb 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,486$1,153Feb 9, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$1,865$842Feb 9, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

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