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OSHA Inspection: VH MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VH MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CO. in 1707 N. WHIPPLE ST., CHICAGO, IL 60647 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339127078.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1707 N. WHIPPLE ST.
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60647
Mailing
1010 N. HOYNE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60622
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238140
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 C01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 29, 2013
Abate by
Sep 11, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,200 · Current $968 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):  Supported scaffold(s) with a height to base width (including outrigger supports) ratio greater than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means:    a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 22 feet while working on a frame scaffold which was not restrained from tipping by any means.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $968
  • — Z (S) $2200

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 29, 2013
Abate by
Sep 11, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,200 · Current $968 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:    a)  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet while accessing the work platform of a frame scaffold.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $968
  • — Z (S) $2200

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 29, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,080 · Current $1,364 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 to that lower level:      a)  Employees working from frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 22 feet.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1364
  • — Z (S) $3080

1926.451 C02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 29, 2013
Abate by
Sep 11, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a)  Supported scaffold legs did not bear on base plates.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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