CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: CONTINENTAL WINDOWS AND GLASS CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CONTINENTAL WINDOWS AND GLASS CORPORATION in 1333 N. WICKER PARK AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60622 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 346175938.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONTINENTAL WINDOWS AND GLASS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1333 N. WICKER PARK AVE.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60622
- Mailing
- 4311 W. BELMONT AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60641
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238320
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part. a. On or about August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to scaffold falls and struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included, but were not limited to, the hazards associated with scaffolding activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a. On or about August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing window sealing activities on the scaffold level below was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) a. On or about August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to falls while performing painting/window seal activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-one (21) feet above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $10151
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a. On or about August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing painting/window sealing activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-one (21) feet above the ground, was exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. a. On or about August 24, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting painting/window sealing activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding. The employee was thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7252
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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 346175938.
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