Southern Illinois Construction Company Owner Sentenced Five
Months for Illegal Asbestos Removal
The owner of Kehrer Brother Construction in New Baden, Il was sentenced to five
months in prison and fined 50,000 dollars for failing to notify regulatory agencies of asbestos
removal and exposing workers to asbestos during asbestos abatement at Okawville elementary
school.
The Environmental protections agency requires companies to inform the proper
authorities of an asbestos removal process 10 days before it begins. In March of this year, Joe
Kehrer, owner of Kehrer Brother Construction, pled guilty to failing to follow this federal law.
Along with failure to comply with federal law, Kehrer put the lives of his workers at risk.
This occurred specifically during the Okawville elementary school asbestos removal project of
spring 2015. A former Kehrer Brothers Construction employee claimed that Kehrer knowingly
exposed his workers to asbestos. He informed the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration that Kehrer had Mexican workers performing asbestos removal without any
safety gear or masks to protect them from the deadly substance. When the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration came to inspect the construction site, an employee claims that
Kehrer instructed the workers to hide any chemicals and equipment that could incriminate him.
Kehrer claims that these allegations are grossly over exaggerated and that he has an
excellent relationship with his workers. He also gave the statement that he is “sorry and [takes]
complete responsibility for mistakes that [he] made,”
This did not prevent Judge Staci M. Yandle from sentencing him with five months in
federal prison and a fine of 50,000 dollars.
adxasbestos removal.com 125 S Clark St Chicago, IL
Months for Illegal Asbestos Removal
The owner of Kehrer Brother Construction in New Baden, Il was sentenced to five
months in prison and fined 50,000 dollars for failing to notify regulatory agencies of asbestos
removal and exposing workers to asbestos during asbestos abatement at Okawville elementary
school.
The Environmental protections agency requires companies to inform the proper
authorities of an asbestos removal process 10 days before it begins. In March of this year, Joe
Kehrer, owner of Kehrer Brother Construction, pled guilty to failing to follow this federal law.
Along with failure to comply with federal law, Kehrer put the lives of his workers at risk.
This occurred specifically during the Okawville elementary school asbestos removal project of
spring 2015. A former Kehrer Brothers Construction employee claimed that Kehrer knowingly
exposed his workers to asbestos. He informed the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration that Kehrer had Mexican workers performing asbestos removal without any
safety gear or masks to protect them from the deadly substance. When the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration came to inspect the construction site, an employee claims that
Kehrer instructed the workers to hide any chemicals and equipment that could incriminate him.
Kehrer claims that these allegations are grossly over exaggerated and that he has an
excellent relationship with his workers. He also gave the statement that he is “sorry and [takes]
complete responsibility for mistakes that [he] made,”
This did not prevent Judge Staci M. Yandle from sentencing him with five months in
federal prison and a fine of 50,000 dollars.
adxasbestos removal.com 125 S Clark St Chicago, IL
