CICERO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: BERKSHIRE INVESTMENTS LLC DBA CHICAGO EXTRUDED METALS COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of BERKSHIRE INVESTMENTS LLC DBA CHICAGO EXTRUDED METALS COMPANY in 1601 SOUTH 54TH AVENUE, CICERO, IL 60804 (NAICS 331492). OSHA activity number 342863792.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 1601 SOUTH 54TH AVENUE
- City
- CICERO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60804
- Mailing
- 1601 SOUTH 54TH AVENUE, CICERO, IL 60804
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331492
- Employees
- 88
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,268 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) On or about December 11, 2017, at the above located workplace, employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators while working on and around the melt deck. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation. The employee was thereby exposed to the hazard associated with wearing tight-fitting, air-purifying respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $4268
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a) On or about December 11, 2017, at the above located workplace, employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators while working on and around the melt deck. The employer did not ensure that each employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed an appropriate qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: a) On or about May 8, 2018, at the above located workplace, employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators while working on and around the melt deck. Employees were allowed to wear facial hair that came between the seal surface of the facepiece and the face.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: a) On or about December 11, 2017, at the above located workplace, employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators while working on and around the melt deck. The employer did not provided training within the previous twelve months to ensure the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342863792.
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