CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: EHC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EHC INDUSTRIES, INC. in 920 E. 58TH ST., CHICAGO, IL 60637 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 343278867.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EHC INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 920 E. 58TH ST.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60637
- Mailing
- 366 HOLLOW HILL DRIVE, WAUCONDA, IL 60084
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 562910
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,656 · Current $2,794 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 June 29, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an inspection was not conducted by a competent person capable of correcting hazards such as slips, trips and falls, thereby exposing an employee to tripping hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2794
- — Z (S) $4656
1926.501 B04 II
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers. a. On or about June 29, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was conducting asbestos removal operations in a mechanical room exposed to an injury from stepping into unprotected floor holes (trenches) measuring eighteen (18") inches in depth by twelve (12") inches in width.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. a. On or about July 03, 2018, an employee was hospitalized due to being severely burned when the employee fell into a trench filled with hot waster and the employer did not report the hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5543
- — Z (O) $9239
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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 343278867.
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