SCHAUMBURG, IL —
OSHA Inspection: DAHME MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DAHME MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. in 135 W. BEECH DR., SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 343222956.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DAHME MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 135 W. BEECH DR.
- City
- SCHAUMBURG
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60193
- Mailing
- 610 S. ARTHUR AVE., ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: a) On June 13, 2018, employees were using Dewalt angle grinders without a guard when cutting a clay pipe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2956
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: a) On June 13, 2018, excavated soil was placed at the edge of the trench, exposing the employee to materials falling or rolling into the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1700
- — Z (S) $2217
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a) On June 13, 2018, an employee was not protected from the hazard of cave-ins while working in a trench that measured between 5.3 to 5.6 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2956
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $1,456 Reduced
S103
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the tasks in Table 1, unless the employer assessed and limited the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section: a) On June 13, 2018, the employer did not use a handheld grinder equipped with water suppression or a dust collection system (in accordance with 1926.1153(c)(1)(xii)) when cutting a clay pipe containing up to 20 percent crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1456
- — Z (S) $2956
1926.1153 D02 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
S103
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section: a) On June 13, 2018, the employer did not assess the exposure of an employee cutting a clay pipe containing up to 20 percent crystalline silica using a hand held grinder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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 343222956.
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