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OSHA Inspection: ASBACH & VANSELOW, INC. DBA A & V EXTERIORS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ASBACH & VANSELOW, INC. DBA A & V EXTERIORS, INC. in 553 COUNCIL CIRCLE, VERNON HILLS, IL 60061 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 343443446.

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Site address
553 COUNCIL CIRCLE
City
VERNON HILLS
State
IL
ZIP
60061
Mailing
1000 BROWN STREET #311, WAUCONDA, IL 60084
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238170
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B02 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2019
Abate by
Feb 7, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,001 · Current $5,001
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i):     Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $5001
  • — Z (S) $5001

1926.451 G01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2019
Abate by
Feb 7, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     a) On or about September 6, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet while performing siding work from scaffolding without the use of fall protection.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.1053 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2019
Abate by
Feb 7, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,001 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:         a) On or about September 6, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet where a portable extension ladder did not extend above the landing surface of a roof deck.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5001

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2019
Abate by
Feb 7, 2019
Penalty
Initial $29,172 · Current $13,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):                a) On or about September 6, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from elevations of approximately 11 and 13 feet while performing roofing work without fall protection from a pitched roof deck.        Asbach & Vanselow, Inc., dba A&V Exteriors, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1080906, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 23, 2015, with respect to a worksite located at Lot #257, Timbertrails Subdivision, Western Springs, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $13000
  • — Z (R) $29172

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 343443446.

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