DES PLAINES, IL —
OSHA Inspection: A & E GREAT LANDSCAPING LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of A & E GREAT LANDSCAPING LLC in ALLEY AT 1382 E PRAIRIE AVE, DES PLAINES, IL 60016 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344151741.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A & E GREAT LANDSCAPING LLC
- Site address
- ALLEY AT 1382 E PRAIRIE AVE
- City
- DES PLAINES
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60016
- Mailing
- 958 COOKANE AVE., ELGIN, IL 60120
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,449 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: a) On July, 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not ensure that employees using powered handheld concrete cutting saw and jack hammer were wearing safety glasses to protect from eye injuries during concrete cutting saw and hammering operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $1449
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,100 Reduced
9010
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 July 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not implemented engineering controls or work practice controls, as required in Table 1. Employees were using powered handheld concrete cutting saw and jack hammer for cutting and breaking the concrete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $1705
1926.1153 D02 I
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
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 July 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not perform monitoring to determine exposure levels when employees were using powered handheld concrete cutting saw and jack hammer to break the concrete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 G01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): Written exposure control plan. The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least (i) job task in the workplace that contains silica, (ii) description of the engineering controls used to limit respirable silica for each task, (iii) housekeeping measures to limit employee exposure to silica, and (iv) procedures used to restrict access to work areas: a) On July 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not develop a site specific written exposure control plan (ECP) when employees were exposed to silica during cutting and hammering to break the concrete pavement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 I01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee is trained in accordance with the provisions of the hazard communication standard and paragraph (i)(2) of this section: a) On July 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not ensure that employees exposed to crystalline silica received training required by the hazard communication standard and contained in 29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.404 B01 I
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)( 1 )(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites: a) On July 15, 2019, A & E Great Landscaping LLC. did not ensure that a ground fault circuit interrupter was used or an assured equipment grounding conductor program was established. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards when using powered hand held chipping hammer, which was plugged in to a portable generator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — 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 344151741.
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