CHICAGO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: GALLO EQUIPMENT CO.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of GALLO EQUIPMENT CO. in 11835 SOUTH AVENUE O, CHICAGO, IL 60617 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 340103241.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALLO EQUIPMENT CO.
- Site address
- 11835 SOUTH AVENUE O
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60617
- Mailing
- 11835 SOUTH AVENUE O, CHICAGO, IL 60617
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811310
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the hazard of being struck-by or crushed by falling steel storage racks. a. On or about November 25, 2014, employees were exposed to struck-by/ or crush-by hazard from falling steel storage racks due to steel racks not being anchored to the floor with anchor bolts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340103241.
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