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OSHA Inspection: TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC. in W LAKE ST & N SANGAMON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 337069785.

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Site address
W LAKE ST & N SANGAMON ST
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60607
Mailing
1351 S. KOMENSKY, CHICAGO, IL 60623
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
238140
Employees
7
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 D16

Repeat Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 2012
Abate by
Nov 21, 2012
Penalty
Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160
29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): In addition to the normal operating brake, suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists shall have a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.    a.  On or about October 22, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing tuckpointing operations from two point suspended scaffolds, approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground, were not provided with a breaking device or locking pawl which engages automatically following an uncontrolled movement, thereby exposing the employees to falls.    THE TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(d)(16) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313935769, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2e AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 4, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2600 S. HARDING, CHICAGO, IL 60623.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $6160
  • — Z (R) $6160

1926.451 D17

Repeat Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 2012
Abate by
Nov 21, 2012
Penalty
Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160
29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17): Manually operated hoists shall require a positive crank force to descend.    a.  On or about October 22, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing tuckpointing operations from two point suspended scaffolds approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The manually operated hoist did not require a positive crank force to descend, thereby exposing the employee to falls.    THE TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(d)(17) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313935769, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2f AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 4, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2600 S. HARDING, CHICAGO, IL 60623.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $6160
  • — Z (R) $6160

1926.451 G01 II

Repeat Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 2012
Abate by
Nov 21, 2012
Penalty
Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold shall be protected by both a personal fall arrest system and guardrail system;    a.  On or about October 22, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing tuckpointing operations from two point suspended scaffolds approximately twenty (20) feet above the ground.  The employees were not protected by a personal fall arrest system and a proper guardrail system was not in place, thereby exposing the employees to a fall.    THE TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(g)(1)(ii) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313935769, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 4, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2600 S. HARDING, CHICAGO, IL 60623.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $6160
  • — Z (R) $6160

1926.454 A

Repeat Gravity 5 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 2012
Abate by
Dec 12, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,520 · Current $3,520
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    a.  On or about October 22, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees using two point suspended scaffolds were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the use of such scaffolds, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.    THE TOP NOTCH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(a)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313935769, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 4, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2600 S. HARDING, CHICAGO, IL 60623.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $3520
  • — Z (R) $3520

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