OSHA Inspection: DREAM WALL ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2014-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $440.00 · Current $440.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about November 26, 2014 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number        Item Number            Abatement Date 01                           001                        08/28/2014 01                           002                        08/28/2014 01                           003                        08/28/2014 01                           004                        08/28/2014

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): "Application." Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  On or about May 21, 2014 - at a jobsite located at 1137-39 N. Leavitt Street, Chicago, IL. - employee(s) performing masonry activities was cutting bricks without proper personal protective equipment, including, but not limited to safety glasses and respiratory devices, thereby exposing the employees to eye injuries and health hazards.

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold shall be at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:   a) On or about May 21, 2014 - at a jobsite located at 1137-39 N. Leavitt Street, Chicago, IL. - an employee performing masonry activities from a ladder jack scaffold was using a scaffold plank that was less than 12 inches (30 cm) in width, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately eight (8) feet.

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level:   a) On or about May 21, 2014 - at a jobsite located at 1137-39 N. Leavitt Street, Chicago, IL. - employees were performing masonry activities from a tubular welded framed scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails or endrails, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately twenty five (25) to thirty (30) feet.

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a) On or about May 21, 2014 - at a jobsite located at 1137-39 N. Leavitt Street, Chicago, IL. - employees performing masonry activities near unprotected sides/edges were not protected from falls of approximately ten (10) to twenty (20) feet, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.