CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: METAL EDGE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of METAL EDGE, INC. in 1806 S. INDIANA, CHICAGO, IL 60616 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 305217358.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METAL EDGE, INC.
- Site address
- 1806 S. INDIANA
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60616
- Mailing
- 3239 LOVEROCK, STEGAR, IL 60475
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)
- 1761
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2002
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm yo employees: a. On or about September 18, 2002, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working from an extensible boom aerial lift were exposed to falls due to the lack of use 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 Elevated Platforms and have employees wear and use fall arrest equipment any time they are in the aerial lift.l
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
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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 305217358.
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