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OSHA Inspection: VACALA CONSTRUCTION, INC. - CARPENTRY DIVISION

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VACALA CONSTRUCTION, INC. - CARPENTRY DIVISION in 2205 N. RICHMOND RD, MCHENRY, IL 60050 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 305151839.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
2205 N. RICHMOND RD
City
MCHENRY
State
IL
ZIP
60050
Mailing
13900 WEST POLO TRAIL DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1751
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 26, 2002
Abate by
May 1, 2002
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
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 employees were working in a
self propelled
extendible boom aerial lift and were not utilizing an appropriate fall
arrest system.
2205 North Richmond Road Jobsite - Employees working in Marklift aerial
lift,
approximately 20 feet above grade were exposed to fall hazards. Employees
did not use
a fall arrest system.
Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with the American
National
Standards Institute, ANSI A 92.5-1992 Standard for Boom-Supported
Elevating Work
Platforms.
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

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 305151839.

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