CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: LAKE IRON INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LAKE IRON INC. in 1300 N. CLAREMONT AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60622 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 343526620.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAKE IRON INC.
- Site address
- 1300 N. CLAREMONT AVE.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60622
- Mailing
- 5520 W. LAKE ST., CHICAGO, IL 60644
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
- 238120
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports. a. On or about October 11, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to falls while performing steel operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-two (22) feet above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2716
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 October 11, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing steel operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-two (22) feet above the ground, were exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2716
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a. On or about October 11, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on second floor rear of the building were exposed to ends of rebar that were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with impalement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1940.4
- — Z (S) $2772
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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 343526620.
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