CHICAGO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: AREA ERECTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AREA ERECTORS, INC. in 1101 W. JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60607 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 332801869.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 1101 W. JACKSON BLVD
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60607
- Mailing
- 2323 HARRISON AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104
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
- 238120
- Employees
- 577
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part: a. On or about March 8, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing steel erection operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately fifteen (15) feet above the lower level, was exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.761 B
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer failed to provide training to employees engaged in steel erection on fall hazards in that employees were using warning lines 6 feet from the edge of a building as a positive means of fall protection instead of requiring the use of PFASs.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 332801869.
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