MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: HARD SURFACE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of HARD SURFACE SOLUTIONS, INC. in 105 W. WELLS ST., MILWAUKEE, WI 53203 (NAICS 541320). OSHA activity number 345250047.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HARD SURFACE SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Site address
- 105 W. WELLS ST.
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53203
- Mailing
- 951 N. RIDGE, LOMBARD, IL 60148
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 541320
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.106 A
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,096 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.106(a):Employees working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets or buoyant work vests. (a) On or about April 13, 2021, the employer did not provide U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets or buoyant work vests to employees engaged in construction activities were working within 5 feet of the edge of a boat slip near the Milwaukee River along the riverwalk. The employees were working on the curb above the river wall near 780 N. Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee, WI 53203. These employees were exposed to drowning hazards due to the lack of U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets at the worksite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4096
- — Z (S) $6827
1926.106 C
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.106(c):Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line were not provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations: (a) On or about April 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line were provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations to employees engaged in construction activities while working within 5 feet of the edge of a boat slip near the Milwaukee River along the riverwalk. The employees were working on the curb above the river wall near 780 N. Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee, WI 53203. These employees were exposed to drowning hazards due to the lack of U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets at the worksite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6827
1926.106 D
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.106(d):A lifesaving skiff was not immediately available at locations where employees were working over or adjacent to water: (a) On or about April 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that construction workers repairing a curb above the river wall near 780 N. Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee, WI 53203 had a lifesaving skiff immediately available for rescue operations at locations where the employees were working adjacent to water, exposing employees to drowing hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6827
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $2,827 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) On or about April 13, 2021, the employer did not train employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. The employer sent workers to the worksite at 780 N. Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee, WI 53203, where they would be working on the river wall without providing training to them on the required safeguards and regulations related to working near water or the hazardous nature of such work. The employees working onsite were exposed to drowning hazards due to the work being performed adjacent to water.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2827
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) (a) On or about April 13, 2021, the employer did not provide effective training and information regarding the hazards of respirable crystalline silica to the employees engaged in construction activities at the river wall near 780 N. Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee, WI 53203. These employees were exposed to contact with hazardous chemicals including respirable crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $6827
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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 345250047.
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