CHICAGO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in 600 S. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60613 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340764554.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- 600 S. MICHIGAN AVE.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60613
- Mailing
- 2260 SOUTHWIND BLVD., BARTLETT, IL 60103
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when: a. On or about July 8, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, in the south trench, employee(s) were conducting water line operations in a trench measuring six (6) feet and eleven (11) inches in depth. The area where employee(s) worked was not provided with cave in protection, thereby exposing employee(s) to cave in hazards. b. On or about July 8, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, in the north trench, an employee was conducting water line operations in a trench measuring six (6) feet and one (1) inch in depth. The area where the employee worked was not provided with cave in protection, thereby exposing the employee to cave in hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6300
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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 340764554.
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