OSHA Inspection: LUIS CONTRERAS

Issued

Apr 20, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:     Luis Contreras, dba Contreras Contractors, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                       Item Number                            Abatement Date  01                                            01a                                            03/03/2015  01                                            01b                                            03/03/2015       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees:     a) Employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while required to erect formwork without support systems being provided to ensure the stability of a building and other structures adjacent to a vertical excavation wall having a depth of approximately 13 feet along the north side of the foundation excavation located at 900 N. Vail Street, Arlington Heights, Illinois.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation; item f (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c) of this section:      a) Employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while required to erect formwork without being protected from cave-ins by adequate shoring, sloping, or other protective means when working between a vertical excavation wall and formwork at a depth of approximately 13 feet along the north side of the foundation excavation located at 900 N. Vail Street, Arlington Heights, Illinois.   b) Employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while required to erect formwork without being protected from cave-ins by adequate shoring, sloping, or other protective means when working between a vertical excavation wall and formwork at a depth of approximately 9 feet along the east side of the foundation excavation located at 900 N. Vail Street, Arlington Heights, Illinois.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation; item f (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.