DES PLAINES, IL —
OSHA Inspection: APEX WINDOW WERKS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of APEX WINDOW WERKS, INC. in 701 LEE ST. SUITE 602, DES PLAINES, IL 60016 (NAICS 238150). OSHA activity number 343110805.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APEX WINDOW WERKS, INC.
- Site address
- 701 LEE ST. SUITE 602
- City
- DES PLAINES
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60016
- Mailing
- 415 LIVELY BLVD., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
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
- 238150
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,945 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s): a) On or about April 25, 2018, the employer did not initiate a program which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2945
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.501 B14
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2018
- Abate by
- May 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,945 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system: a) On April 25, 2018, employees performing glazing work on the sixth floor of a commercial building and were exposed to falls to the ground of greater than 25 feet through an unguarded wall opening.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2945
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $2,110 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, to enable each employee to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) On April 25, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing glazing work and the employer did not provide a training program to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2110
- — Z (S) $3696
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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 343110805.
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