WAUKESHA, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: QUALITY FIREPLACE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of QUALITY FIREPLACE, INC. in 301 S. HINE AVE., WAUKESHA, WI 53188 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 344559315.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUALITY FIREPLACE, INC.
- Site address
- 301 S. HINE AVE.
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53188
- Mailing
- 2315 BADGER DR. SUITE D, WAUKESHA, WI 53188
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313
General-duty citation text
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, January 15, 2020, employees conducting masonry operations (chimney rebuild) on a roof of a residential home, with a 4:12 pitch, were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 8.9 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2313
- · Z (S) $2313
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: (a) On or about January 15, 2020, a portable ladder used for access to a residential roof with a 4:12 pitch did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing area.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2313
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a) On or about January 15, 2020, employees conducting masonry activities (chimney rebuild) had not been trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards associated with their specific work activity.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2313
- · Z (S) $2313
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344559315.
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