Inspection 342639192 OPENED SEP 14, 2017Closed
24378 Sauder Road, Tremont, IL 61568 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Plumer Landscaping, Inc. 2 times in Illinois since 2015.
The latest one began on Sep 14, 2017 to follow up on an earlier case, in Tremont.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,000 and now stand at $7,000, 67% lower after settlements or reviews.
Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.177.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,412, and Plumer Landscaping, Inc. averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Inspection 340973684 OPENED OCT 8, 2015Closed
24378 Sauder Road, Tremont, IL 61568 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 8, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed by exploding tire
At 11:00 a.m. on October 8, 2015, Employee #1 was servicing a Michelin X One XDN 2 445/50R22.5 tire mounted on a a single piece rim wheel installed on a semi-tractor. Employee #1 was employed for approximately 11 years as the shop manager. Employee #1 performed light maintenance on vehicles routinely. Two employees found Employee #1 lying on his back on the ground, unresponsive. One of the two employees called emergency medical services while the other began checking for a pulse. The emergency services operator advised the employees to initiate CPR. Police and rescue personnel arrived shortly after the call was made. Emergency medical technicians did not find any vital signs and did not attempt to resuscitate the victim. The autopsy results indicate that the victim died from multiple blunt injuries of the head, chest, and abdomen due to an explosive tire rupture.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 28, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)(i) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.177(g)(8) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels |
Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Jan 28, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.177(d)(4)(i) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 28, 2016 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.177 · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels
29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)
(c) Employee training. (1) The employer shall provide a program to train all employees who service rim wheels in the hazards involved in servicing those rim wheels and the safety procedures to be followed.
29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)(i)
(i) The employer shall assure that no employee services any rim wheel unless the employee has been trained and instructed in correct procedures of servicing the type of wheel being serviced, and in the safe operating procedures described in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section.
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(4)(i)
(i) A clip-on chuck;
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