OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: TOWN & COUNTRY UNDERGROUND, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TOWN & COUNTRY UNDERGROUND, LLC in SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 14 ST. & SUMMITT RD., OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 331079459.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOWN & COUNTRY UNDERGROUND, LLC
- Site address
- SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 14 ST. & SUMMITT RD.
- City
- OAKBROOK TERRACE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60181
- Mailing
- 16W115 83RD. ST., BURR RIDGE, IL 60527
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,960 · Current $3,234 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: On October 17, 2011 employees were not provided a safe means of access/ egress to the trench they were working in, exposing them to the hazards associated with no safe access. Town & Country Underground, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 19263651(c)(2) which was contained in inspection number 314420308, citation number 01, item number 01a, and was affirmed as a final order on 08/04/10, with respect to a workplace located at Harrison St. & S. Frontage Rd. Hillside, IL. In accordance with CFR 29 1903.19(c) abatement certification is required of this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $3234
- · Z (R) $3960
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $9,240 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c) of this section. On October 17, 2011 employees were required to work in a 5.5- 7.5 foot deep unprotected trench, exposing them to the hazards associated with a cave-in. Town & Country Underground, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 19263652(a)(1) which was contained in inspection number 314420308, citation number 01, item number 03, and was affirmed as a final order on 08/04/10, with respect to a workplace located at Harrison St. & S. Frontage Rd. Hillside, IL. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $9240
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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 331079459.
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