SCHAUMBURG, IL —
OSHA Inspection: MATTHEWS ROOFING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MATTHEWS ROOFING COMPANY, INC. in 1600 W. SCHAUMBURG RD., SCHAUMBURG, IL 60194 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340749126.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MATTHEWS ROOFING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1600 W. SCHAUMBURG RD.
- City
- SCHAUMBURG
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60194
- Mailing
- 3737 W. NORTH AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60647
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or on roofs 50-feet (15.25m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system: a) Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling while performing roofing work on a flat roof of an existing commercial building ranging in elevations of 7 to 12 feet high.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) Employees were using an extension ladder which could not extend 3 feet above the upper landing being accessed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2000
- — Z (S) $2200
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Source
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 340749126.
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