CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. in 216 N. MAY ST., CHICAGO, IL 60607 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 343155545.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC.
- Site address
- 216 N. MAY ST.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60607
- Mailing
- 1310 N. CICERO AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60651
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C01 II
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide: a) On or about May 8, 2018, employees were working from a 43" wide tubular welded frame scaffold where the first tie to the building was at 23' 4" and not the 4:1 height of 14' 4". No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1926.451 F12
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(12): Wind screens were used where the scaffold was not secured against the anticipated wind forces imposed: a) On or about May 8, 2018, tubular welded frame scaffolding wrapped with wind screens was not adequately secured against the anticipated wind forces imposed. No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $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 343155545.
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