OSHA Inspection: TADEUSZ BIALAS

Issued

Dec 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $325

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  Tadeusz Bialas, dba Tadeusz Bialas failed to submit documents to OSHA verifying that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number 		Item Number			Abatement Date            01				      01				           11/25/2020            01				      02				           11/10/2020

Issued

Oct 19, 2020

Abate by

Nov 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  BP gas station's car wash building at 331 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60189: on or about October 6, 2020, workers were exposed to about 13.5 foot fall hazard from a flat roof when walking by the exposed sides and edges to remove debris and roll out rubber roofing membrane without any fall protection/prevention systems.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 19, 2020

Abate by

Nov 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  BP gas station's car wash building at 331 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60189, north wall: on October 6, 2020, an extension ladder provided for employees' roof access was too short and could not extend at least 3 feet above the roof's edge for safe transition. Employees were exposed to about 13.5 foot fall hazard when getting off/on the ladder to/from the flat roof above.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).