LOCKPORT, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: BENDING SPECIALISTS, LLC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BENDING SPECIALISTS, LLC in 3051 S. STATE ST., LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 339027971.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENDING SPECIALISTS, LLC
- Site address
- 3051 S. STATE ST.
- City
- LOCKPORT
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60441
- Mailing
- 3051 S. STATE ST., LOCKPORT, IL 60441
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332312
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.26 C02 IV
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(iv): Care of Ladders - Ladders must be maintained in good usable condition at all times. a. Storage Area - On or about April 26, 2013, portable metal ladders were utilized to do inventory counts were not maintained in good usable conditions. The conditions of the portable metal ladders were as follows exposing employees to a fall hazard; 1. The 5-step metal ladder had two (2) tubular metal base frame rods bent. In addition, two (2) of the ladders' rubber pads were damaged. 2. The 3-step metal ladder showed its left metal frame side bent.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $714
- · Z (S) $1020
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. a. Press Brake Area - On or about April 26, 2013, employees were required to operate a - Pirahana Ironworker (Serial # SEP 65/140) - foot activated press brake which was inadequately guarded. Employees were thereby exposed to cuts, lacerations, and amputations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $714
- · Z (S) $1020
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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 339027971.
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