OSHA Inspection: CASTINO PAINTING COMPANY, INC. DBA CASTINO RESTORATION

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,487 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.         a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from elevation of up to approximately 50 feet while working from an aerial lift without fall protection.      No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,920 · Current $2,235 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) The employer did not ensure that each employee was provided with training in the recognition and control of the hazards associated with working from aerial lift scaffolding being used at the site.       No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,271 · Current $3,615 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:         a) Employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets under and around areas where stucco was being torn from the exterior walls of a building and dropped to the ground from elevations of up to approximately 50 feet.     Castino Painting Company, Inc., dba Castino Restoration was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.100 (a) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 922308, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 11, 2013, with respect to a worksite located at 1113 W. Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.      No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.