CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: SURE FIRE/RIDGEVIEW TOWING
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SURE FIRE/RIDGEVIEW TOWING in 131 N. HALSTED, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 306001496.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SURE FIRE/RIDGEVIEW TOWING
- Site address
- 131 N. HALSTED
- City
- CHICAGO HEIGHTS
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60411
- Mailing
- 131 N. HALSTED, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7538
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2003
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a. On or about October 8, 2003, in the Shop area, employees are required to work under a fully extended hydraulic front-end alignment rack without permanent safety latches, thereby subjecting employees to the possibility of being struck by a vehicle or caught between a vehicle and the floor in the event the hydraulics failed. A feasible means of correcting the hazard is to install safety-latches in compliance with specifications referenced in ANSI B153.1 - 1990.1
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $420.00
- · Z (S) $600.00
1910.244 A01 II
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2003
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $450 · Current $315 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $315.00
- · Z (S) $450.00
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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 306001496.
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