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ORLAND PARK, IL —

OSHA Inspection: BRICKS R US, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BRICKS R US, INC. in 159TH & LAGRANGE ROAD, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341670578.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
BRICKS R US, INC.
Site address
159TH & LAGRANGE ROAD
City
ORLAND PARK
State
IL
ZIP
60462
Mailing
828 W. WOODLAND AVE., ADDISON, IL 60101

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
8
Ownership type
A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2352.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite - the employer did not ensure that its employee was adequately trained, evaluated and certified to operate the Gradall Powered Industrial Truck 12-05-00.
Recent events (3)
  • — D (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2352
  • — Z (S) $2352

1926.451 F14

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1764.00 · Current $882.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees:    a)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees used makeshift devices, such as but not limited to two cinder blocks, at the top of the supported scaffolding platform to increase their working level height.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $882
  • — C (S) $1764
  • — Z (S) $1764

1926.454 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2352.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:      a)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees working from and traveling across the Bennu hydraulic Mast Climbing Scaffolding System were trained to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with working from such a scaffold.        b) On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees working from and traveling across the Supported Scaffolding System were trained to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with working from such a scaffold.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2352
  • — Z (S) $2352

1926.454 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:       a)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees erecting the Bennu hydraulic Mast Climbing Scaffolding System were trained to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with erecting, moving, operating and maintaining such a scaffold.        b) On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees working from and traveling across the Supported Scaffolding System were trained to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with erecting, moving, operating and maintaining such a scaffold.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 G01

Repeat Gravity 10 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8231.00 · Current $4118.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:        a)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees were protected by means of a complete guardrail system while working from and traveling across the Bennu hydraulic Mast Climbing Scaffolding System.  Workers were exposed to falling up to 21 feet to the hard ground below.        b)  On or about July 27, 2016 - at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that its employees were protected by means of a complete guardrail system or other means of fall protection when working at the working levels of the supported scaffolding system.  Workers were exposed to falling up to 21 feet to the hard ground below.    Bricks R Us, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number1084339, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 23, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 305 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (R) $4118
  • — C (R) $8231
  • — Z (R) $8231

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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 341670578.