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OSHA Inspection: RAFAL ROPIAK CONSTRUCTION

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RAFAL ROPIAK CONSTRUCTION in 1717 S. RACINE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60608 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341499291.

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Site address
1717 S. RACINE AVE.
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
ZIP
60608
Mailing
4604 W. LAWRENCE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60630
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
238140
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B05 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 22, 2016
Abate by
Jul 28, 2016
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  a. On or about May 24, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, Employee were performing masonry construction from a tubular modular scaffold that had a platform extending greater than eighteen (18) inches past its supports, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of twenty (20) feet three (3) inches to the ground.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 22, 2016
Abate by
Jul 28, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:  a. On or about May 24, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold which was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 G04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 22, 2016
Abate by
Jul 28, 2016
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:  a. On or about May 24, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were installing masonry from a welded tubular scaffold, twenty(20) feet three (3) inches above the ground, which was not provided with end rails or a complete guardrail system, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $2800

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