CHICAGO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: AMMON ENTERPRISES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMMON ENTERPRISES, INC. in 2215 W. 111TH ST., CHICAGO, IL 60643 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 330920794.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMMON ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Site address
- 2215 W. 111TH ST.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60643
- Mailing
- 5639 W. 151ST ST., OAK FOREST, IL 60452
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables shall not be used: a. On or about July 8, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, an extension cord used to power mixing equipment was damaged, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with electric shock.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $1800
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide: a. On or about July 8, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite employees were performing tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The scaffold platform was not eighteen (18) inches in width, thereby exposing employees to falls of twenety four (24) feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $4200
1926.451 C01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio ofmore than four to one (4:1) shall be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means: a. On or about July 8, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold with a height to base ratio greater than four to one (>4:1) that was not restrained from tipping, thereby exposing employees to falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms: a. On or about July 8, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty four (24) feet above the ground. The scaffold did not have guardrails along all open sides, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portableladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used: a. On or about July 8, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing tuckpointing operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty four (24) feet above the ground, were not provided a safe means of access, thereby exposing the employees to falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $1800
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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 330920794.
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