CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: RAFAL ROPIAK CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAFAL ROPIAK CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 1717 S. RACINE AVE.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60608
- Mailing
- 4604 W. LAWRENCE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60630
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 II
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
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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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 341499291.
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