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OSHA Inspection: COPENHAVER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COPENHAVER CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 1261 CLAVEY ROAD, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 345415996.

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Site address
1261 CLAVEY ROAD
City
HIGHLAND PARK
State
IL
ZIP
60035
Mailing
75 KOPPIE DRIVE, GILBERTS, IL 60136
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237310
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 13, 2021
Penalty
Initial $10,513 · Current $7,044 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) On July 13, 2021, the Werner portable ladder used by employees to access and egress the trench, measuring approximately eight (8) feet in depth, was not long enough to have the side rails extend at least three (3) feet above the ground.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7043.71
  • — Z (S) $10513

1926.652 B01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 13, 2021
Penalty
Initial $21,026 · Current $13,906 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.652(b)(1)(i)  Excavations shall be sloped at an angle not steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal), unless the employer uses one of the other options listed below.  a) On July 13, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation having a depth of approximately eight (8) feet.  No abatement certification required for this violation.  Copenhaver Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1170141, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 14, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at Lomond Drive and Beach Place in Mundelein, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $13906.29
  • — Z (R) $21026

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