OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO CONCRETE CREATIONS, INC.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3804.00 · Current $1902.00 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 September 27, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the ground, below restoration activities, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5221.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

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,  September  27, 2022,?at the?above addressed?jobsite,?employees performing?restoration operations?from a?tubular welded?framed scaffolding?approximately thirty-five (35) feet? above ground,?were exposed?to injuries?from falls?due to?the lack?of a?complete guardrail?system. The?scaffolding was?erected without?endrails, midrails, and guardrails?where employees?were exposed?to falls.

Issued

2022-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5221.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces and the scaffold frame were used as a means of access.  a.	On or about September 27, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing restoration operations from a tubular welded scaffold, approximately thirty-five (35) feet above the ground, were not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employees to falls.