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OSHA Inspection: S & S STEEL WAREHOUSE, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of S & S STEEL WAREHOUSE, INC. in 2521 STATE STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 309027753.

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Site address
2521 STATE STREET
City
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
State
IL
ZIP
60411
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423510
SIC code (legacy)
5051
Employees
60
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jun 22, 2006
Abate by
Sep 21, 2006
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish
a place of employment and a place of employment free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to crush by injuries.
Saw staging area - On or about January 12, 2006, an employee was required
to move steel
beams using a pendent operated mobile gantry crane. The employee received
serious injuries
when the steel beams fell due to the failure of a wood block to support
the load. The employer
did not furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct the hazard
include:
(a) Establish a program and procedures using accepted engineering
practices to evaluate and
determine the load capacities of the wood blocks used to support the steel
beams.
(b) Establish a training program to educate employees on the proper
placement and load
capacities of the wood blocks used to support the steel beams.
(c) Use wood blocks that are not susceptible to failure by compression or
bending for the load
that they are required to support.
NOTE:  29 CFR 1903.19 REQUIRES THAT YOU PROVIDE CERTIFICATION AND
DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.38 A01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 60 exposed
Issued
Jun 22, 2006
Abate by
Sep 21, 2006
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 9 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Jun 22, 2006
Abate by
Jun 28, 2006
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

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 309027753.

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