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OSHA Inspection: ALVAREZ HARDSCAPING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ALVAREZ HARDSCAPING, INC. in 190 EAST ONWENTSIA RD., LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 331081984.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
190 EAST ONWENTSIA RD.
City
LAKE FOREST
State
IL
ZIP
60045
Mailing
40355 N. GREEN BAY RD., BEACH PARK, IL 60099
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238140
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.100 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 9, 2011
Abate by
Nov 10, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,400 · Current $960 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $960
  • — Z (S) $2400

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 9, 2011
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.     a)  Employees working from tubular welded frame scaffolding were not provided with proper access to a work platform being used at an elevation of approximately 20 feet above the ground.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1200
  • — Z (S) $3000

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 9, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $1,704 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 20 feet to the ground while performing masonry work from tubular welded frame scaffold platform that was not fully planked.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1704
  • — Z (S) $4200

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 9, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.     a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing masonry work from tubular welded frame scaffold platform elevated approximately 20 feet above the ground.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 C02

Other-than-serious 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 9, 2011
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) The scaffolding that employees were working from did not bear on base plates.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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 331081984.

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