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OSHA Inspection: H.F. FRITSCH & SONS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of H.F. FRITSCH & SONS, INC. in 401 SOUTH SECOND STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 338339617.

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Site address
401 SOUTH SECOND STREET
City
SPRINGFIELD
State
IL
ZIP
62701
Mailing
1021 WEST LAUREL STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238320
Employees
75
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 F07

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 14, 2013
Abate by
Feb 27, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7)    Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:    Employees performing painting activities were exposed to a fall hazards because the scaffold was not erected, moved or supervised under the direction of someone acting in the capacity of a competent person before employees were allowed to access the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 14, 2013
Abate by
Feb 27, 2013
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $4,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling:    Employees performing painting activities from a frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard up to 15 feet and the employees were not protected from falling because there was no top rail and mid rail.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4200
  • — Z (S) $4900

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 14, 2013
Abate by
Feb 27, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $0 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 pre-fabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:    Employees performing painting activities were exposed to a fall hazard up to 15 feet while climbing the frame of the scaffold to gain access to the working platform. Acceptable means of access on an off the scaffold was not provided for the employee.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3500

1926.454 B

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 14, 2013
Abate by
Feb 27, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.454(b):     The employer did not have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operation, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    Employees performing painting activities from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard up to 15 feet because the platform did not have a guard rail on the sides and the employer had not provided training to the employee on the nature of the scaffold hazards and the design criteria and the intended use of the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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