OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO RENOVATION COMPANY

Issued

2011-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program(s) as may be necessary to comply with this part:    a.  On or about September 29, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program to comply with regulations of this part, which included but were not limited to, employee protection when exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2011-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a.  On or about September 29, 2011, employees performing roofing operations were not trained to recognize the hazards of falls and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards, thereby exposing employees to falls.

Issued

2011-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):  Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a. On or about September 29, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, on the north section of the 6:12 pitched roof, employees receiving roofing materials, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of twenty-seven (27) feet.      b.  On or about September 29, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, on the north section of the 8:12 pitched roof of the entrance, an employee receiving roofing materials, was not protected from falling, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards of twenty-three (23) feet.