OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Eka Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Plainfield, Illinois · Residential Remodelers · NAICS 236118

3inspections
6citation items
$32,542current penalties
Jun 27, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Eka Corp. 3 times in Illinois since 2018.

The latest one began on Jun 27, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Plainfield.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 1 serious, 2 willful and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $60,886 and now stand at $32,542, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Eka Corp. averages $10,847 (3 cited inspections).

Eka Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Want to know if OSHA cites Eka Corp. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 344114327 OPENED JUN 27, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2023

11323 Preakness Dr., Plainfield, IL 60585 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Willful$29,172$15,000Oct 3, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 3, 2019Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$325$325Feb 14, 2020Final

Inspection 344123658 OPENED JUN 27, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 8, 2021

11331 S. Belmont Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Willful$29,172$15,000Oct 3, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 3, 2019Final

Inspection 343456026 OPENED SEP 10, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 19, 2019

510 W. State St., North Aurora, IL 60542 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,217$2,217Sep 14, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1)

(b) Certification of training. (1) The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training.

Other residential remodelers employers in Illinois

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.