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OSHA Inspection: GREAT LAKES PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GREAT LAKES PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANY in ASHLAND/MONROE 1538 W. MONROE, CHICAGO, IL 60641 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 331109777.

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Site address
ASHLAND/MONROE 1538 W. MONROE
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60641
Mailing
4521 W. DIVERSEY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
10
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Feb 9, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,780 · Current $2,646 Reduced
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 except when:    a.  On or about January 5, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performimg a pipe connection inside a trench measured at seven (7') feet in depth.  The trench was not provided with an adequate protective system, thereby exposing the employee to the hazard associated with cave-ins.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2646
  • — Z (S) $3780

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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 331109777.

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