MERRILLS CONTRACTORS INC
NORTH GRAND AVE AT WESLEY, Springfield, IL 62702
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Inspection records
Oct 18, 2006#308574375Oct 18, 2006Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#308574375$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308574375
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 2006
- Closed
- Oct 19, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1900 E. Truman Rd., Springfield, IL 62703
- Industry
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 9, 2006#308571272Mar 9, 2006FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#308571272$1,4002 viol.2 violations$1,400 in penalties
Inspection #308571272
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- May 31, 2006
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,400
- Penalties on Record
- $1,400
- Site Address
- 1900 E. Truman Rd., Springfield, IL 62703
- Industry
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when backhoe rolls over on him
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A02 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 7, 2006 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A | Other | 1 | 6 | $400 | $400 | Jun 23, 2006 | - | - |
Jul 19, 2002#303516066Jul 19, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303516066$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303516066
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 19, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 22, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ash St., Between 1st & 2nd St., Springfield, IL 62701
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Aug 26, 1999#300220829Aug 26, 1999Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#300220829$5003 viol.3 violations$500 in penalties
Inspection #300220829
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1999
- Contested
- Sep 29, 1999
- Final Order
- Jan 10, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 20, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- Intersection Of Monroe Street And Walnut Street, Springfield, IL 62703
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $0 | Nov 8, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Jan 10, 2000 |
| 01001B | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Jan 10, 2000 |
| 01001C | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 L01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $500 | Nov 8, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Jan 10, 2000 |
Sep 22, 1983#15641459Sep 22, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15641459$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15641459
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 22, 1983
- Closed
- Sep 26, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- North Grand Ave At Wesley, Springfield, IL 62702
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Oct 4, 1979#15645187Oct 4, 1979Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#15645187$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #15645187
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 4, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 5, 1979
- Closed
- Dec 7, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Illinois Federal Route 55 Sang, Springfield, IL 62703
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 26, 1979 | - | - |
Sep 7, 1979#15645096Sep 7, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15645096$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #15645096
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 7, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 1979
- Closed
- Oct 24, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Illinois Federal Route 55 San, Springfield, IL 62703
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.601 Motor Vehicles OSHA citation code: 19260601 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 1979 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1979 to 2006. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: highway, street, and bridge construction reported 2.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.2%; NAICS 2373 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source