Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at three residential worksites in the same neighborhood in May 2024.
Falls from elevation are the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries in the construction industry, and among the safety violations most cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA inspectors first observed 595 Construction employees at work without legally required equipment on a residential structure in an Elburn neighborhood. On May 10, they witnessed similar violations at 1501 Collins Drive and across the street at 264 Davidson Drive. Three weeks later, on May 31, OSHA again found employees exposed to fall hazards at a nearby worksite at 207 Davidson Drive.
The agency cited the company for allowing employees to work without protection at heights greater than six feet and for failing to certify they trained workers to recognize hazards or prevent falls. Inspectors also found 595 Construction permitted the unsafe use of ladders, did not ensure workers had certification needed to operate powered industrial vehicles, and used damaged slings to hoist materials.
In 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,069 construction workers died on the job, with 395 of those deaths resulting from falls from elevation.
This article was first published in Insurance Journal.
