CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: F.K. KETLER CO., CONTRACTORS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of F.K. KETLER CO., CONTRACTORS in 103RD AND HAMLIN, CHICAGO, IL 60655 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302110713.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- F.K. KETLER CO., CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 103RD AND HAMLIN
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60655
- Mailing
- 5301 W. 65TH ST. UNIT E, BEDFORD PARK, IL 60638
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1791
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 26, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employee were exposed to: Employees working from a JLG aerial lift (self-propelled) at the jobsite located at 103rd Street and Hamlin Avenue, Chicago, IL., were exposed to falls due to the lack of personal fall arrest equipment. Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with the American National Standards Institute, ANSI A92.5-1992 Standard for Boom-supported Elevating Platforms and have employees wear fall arrest equipment anytime that they are in the aerial lift. F. K. Ketler Co., Contractors was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.28(a) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 122158496 citation number 01, item number 1a, issued on 7/16/98.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $1000.00
- — Z (R) $3000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 302110713.
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