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OSHA Inspection: WHY NOT ROOFING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WHY NOT ROOFING, INC. in 555 WEBFORD AVE., DES PLAINES, IL 60016 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340063502.

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Site address
555 WEBFORD AVE.
City
DES PLAINES
State
IL
ZIP
60016
Mailing
1381 PRAIRIE ST., DES PLAINES, IL 60016
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
238160
Employees
10
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.102 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:      a) Employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection during roofing work.      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) $800
  • — Z (S) $1600

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):      a)  Employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 16.5 feet above the ground.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1400
  • — Z (S) $2800

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 340063502.