SOUTH HOLLAND, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: LAKE PLUMBING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LAKE PLUMBING, INC. in 15700 ORCHID DRIVE, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 330976861.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAKE PLUMBING, INC.
- Site address
- 15700 ORCHID DRIVE
- City
- SOUTH HOLLAND
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60473
- Mailing
- 6338 E. 35TH AVE., HOBART, IN 46342
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 47
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Exposure to falling loads. No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials. Operators may remain in the cabs of vehicles being loaded or unloaded when the vehicles are equipped, in accordance with 1926.601(b)(6), to provide adequate protection for the operator during loading and unloading operations: a. On or about August 10, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees installing a water main in an excavation were working underneath the bucket of an excavator which was attached to a quick coupler. The employees were thereby exposed to being struck by the bucket.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a. On or about August 10, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were installing a water main in an excavation measured at seven (7) feet eleven (11) inches in depth. The excavation was not provided with cave in protection, thereby exposing the employees to cave in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2450
- · Z (S) $4900
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 330976861.
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