SPRINGFIELD, IL —
OSHA Inspection: H.F. FRITSCH & SONS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H.F. FRITSCH & SONS, INC.
- Site address
- 401 SOUTH SECOND STREET
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62701
- Mailing
- 1021 WEST LAUREL STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238320
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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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Source
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 338339617.
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